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Partridge
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Meaning
Noun
●
In Ornithology, Christmas & Fowls:
Any
bird
of
a number of
genera
in the family Phasianidae,
notably
in the
genera
Perdix and Alectoris.
●
In Military, Artillery & Christmas:
A type of
cannon
charge
composed
of several
missiles
fired
all together
,
similar
to
langrage
or
case-shot
. Also a large
cannon
that
shoots
stones.
Name
●
A surname.
●
A
minor
city
in Reno County, Kansas, United States,
named
after the bird.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
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