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Bullfinch
Meaning
Noun
●
The Eurasian
bullfinch
(Pyrrhula pyrrhula).
●
In True finches:
Any of various other Old World
finches
in the
genus
Pyrrhula.
●
In British English & Hunting:
A large,
thick
quickset
hedge.
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Origin
bullfinch
English
bull
English
boule
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
bul
Middle English (1100-1500)
bull
Middle English (1100-1500)
bulle
Middle English (1100-1500)
bulle
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
bulla
Latin
finch
English
finċ
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
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Etym
Synonyms
Pope
Bull-Finch
Common Bullfinch
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