BULLFINCH


Meaning of BULLFINCH in English

bullfinch 1

/bool"finch'/ , n.

1. a European finch, Pyrrhula pyrrhula, often kept as a pet, the male of which has a black, white, and bluish-gray back and a rosy breast.

2. any of several related or similar birds.

[ 1560-70; BULL 1 (perh. in sense "bull-necked") + FINCH ]

bullfinch 2

/bool"finch'/ , n.

a hedge high enough to impede mounted hunters.

[ 1825-35; of uncert. orig. ]

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