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noun

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.

any of several related or similar birds.

Origin:
1560–70; bull¹ (perhaps in sense “bull-necked”) + finch

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noun

a hedge high enough to impede mounted hunters.

Origin:
1825–35; of uncertain origin

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bullfinch¹ (ˈbʊlˌfɪntʃ)

—n
1.	a common European finch, Pyrrhula pyrrhula: the male has a bright red throat and breast, black crown, wings, and tail, and a grey-and-white back
2.	any of various similar finches

[C14: see bull¹, finch; probably so called from its stocky shape and thick neck]

bullfinch² (ˈbʊlˌfɪntʃ)

—n
	(Brit) a high thick hedge too difficult for a horse and rider to jump

[C19: perhaps changed from the phrase bull fence]

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bullfinch

1560s, from bull (1) + finch; supposedly so called for the shape of its head and neck; cf. Fr. bouvreuil.

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