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chaf⋅finch
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ˈtʃæf
ɪntʃ
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–noun
a common finch,
Fringilla coelebs,
of the Old World, often kept as a pet.
Origin:
1400–50;
late ME
chaffynche,
OE
ceaffinc.
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chaff
1
,
finch
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chaffinch
chaf·finch
(chāf'ĭnch)
n. A small European songbird
(Fringilla coelebs),
the male of which has predominantly reddish-brown plumage.
[Middle English
chaffinche
, from Old English
ceaffinc
:
ceaf
,
chaff, husk
+
finc
,
finch
.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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