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Distelfink
is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
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distelfink
Pa. Dutch ornamental bird design, from Ger., "goldfinch," lit. "thistle-finch," from O.H.G. distilvinko, from distil "thistle" (see thistle) + O.H.G. finco "finch," from PIE *(s)ping- "sparrow, finch." So called because the bird feeds on thistle seeds.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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