ˈlintˌ(h)wīt noun
Etymology: Middle English lynkwhyt, by folk etymology (influence of whyt, whit white) from Old English līnetwige, probably from līne- (from līn flax) + -twige (perhaps akin to Old High German zwigōn to pluck, Old English twig branch, twig); probably from the fact that it likes to feed on flaxseed — more at linen , twig
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