† ˈthistlewarp Obs.
[f. thistle n. + warp v., to throw, turn, twist; cf. mouldwarp.]
The goldfinch: = thistle-finch.
| 1606 Marlowe & Chapman Hero & Leander vi. 277 Neptune for pity..Flung them into the air, and did awake them Like two sweet birds, surnamed th' Acanthides, Which we call Thistle-warps, that..feed on thistle-tops. 1624 Burton Anat. Mel. ii. iii. vii, An asse flung downe a Thistlewarpes neast, the little bird pecked his gaul'd backe in revenge. |