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BULLFINCH

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bull⋅finch

1  [bool-finch]
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–noun
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.
Origin:
1560–70; bull 1 (perh. in sense “bull-necked”) + finch

bull⋅finch

2  [bool-finch]
–noun
a hedge high enough to impede mounted hunters.
Origin:
1825–35; of uncert. orig.
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bull·finch   (bŏŏl'fĭnch')   
n.  

  1. A European bird (Pyrrhula pyrrhula) having a short thick bill and in the male a red breast, blue-gray back, and black head, wings, and tail.

  2. Any of several similar finches.

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Word Origin & History

bullfinch 
1570, from Fr. bouvreuil "little bull herd."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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