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churn-owl, n. meanings, etymology and more
churn-owl is apparently a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymons: English churr-owl. See etymology. Nearby entries. churnable, adj.1906 ... www.oed.com
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European nightjar - Wikipedia
The European nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus), common goatsucker, Eurasian nightjar or just nightjar, is a crepuscular and nocturnal bird in the nightjar family en.wikipedia.org
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Nightjar (The Fern-Owl, or Churn-Owl, or Goat what???!) | Flickr
Nightjar (The Fern-Owl, or Churn-Owl, or Goat what???!) Don't you just love the way they printed the letter s in the 17th Century? www.flickr.com
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churn-owl
ˈchurn-owl Obs. exc. dial. [app. a corruption of churr-owl: see churr n. and v.] The Goatsucker or Night-Jar; called also Jarr Owl.1674 Ray Eng. Birds 83 Churn-owl, Fern Owl or Goat sucker, Caprimulgus. 1769 G. White Selborne xxii. (1789) 62 One of these churn-owls came and settled on the cross of t... Oxford English Dictionary
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Churn-owl. World English Historical Dictionary - WEHD.com
Churn-owl ; Obs. exc. dial. [app. a corruption of churr-owl: see CHURN sb. and v.] The Goatsucker or Night-Jar; called also Jarr Owl. 1 ; 1674. Ray, Eng. Birds, ... wehd.com
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Goatsucker? Nightjar? Surprising Histories of Birding's Most Famous ...
It reveals an ancient, erroneous belief about these gape-mouthed, night-vision wonders — that they suckled domestic goats at night, blinding the ... lonesomewhippoorwill.com
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eve-churr
ˈeve-churr Also 7 -churre, 8 -chair, -chier, -chur. [f. eve n.1 + churr: see churr-worm.] † 1. The Mole-Cricket; also called churr-worm, fen-cricket. ? Obs.1658 Rowland Moufet's Theat. Ins. 1018 Of the Fen-Kricket, the Eve-churre, or the Chur-worm..we may call it Gryllotalpa; a Mole-kricket. 1668 Wi... Oxford English Dictionary
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The Hypnotic Churr of the Nightjar. - languagehat.com
A nocturnal, insectivorous, migratory bird, Caprimulgus europaeus (family Caprimulgidae), of Europe and eastern and central Asia, which has grey ... languagehat.com
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Albin Goatsucker or Churn Owl from Rare Vintage Prints of Birds ...
This is the rarest and most highly prized of Albin's works as it was hand coloured entirely by Albin and his daughter, Elizabeth. There were only 89 sets ... www.panteek.com
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Nightjar Bird Facts | Caprimulgus Europaeus - RSPB
Nightjars are nocturnal birds and can be seen hunting for food at dusk and dawn. With pointed wings and long tails, their shape is similar to a Kestrel or ... www.rspb.org.uk
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Example sentences for: “churn-owl” - VocabularySize.com
How can you use “churn-owl” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary: In his “Feather Report ... my.vocabularysize.com
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churr owl, n. meanings, etymology and more
OED's only evidence for churr owl is from 1885, in the writing of Charles Swainson, folklorist. Nearby entries. churn-owl, n.1674–; churn rate, n. www.oed.com
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puckeridge
puckeridge (ˈpʌkərɪdʒ) [Origin obscure: connected with puck-bird; see Note s.v. puck n.2] A name of the nightjar; also, a disease of cattle attributed to the stroke or bite of the nightjar.1789 G. White Selborne, Fern-Owl (1875) 334 The country people have a notion that the fern-owl, or churn-owl, o... Oxford English Dictionary
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churr
▪ I. churr, n. [f. churr v.] 1. A deep or low trilled or whirring sound made by some birds, etc.1837 Macgillivray Hist. Brit. Birds I. 404 A few mellow notes..intermixed at times with a sort of stifled scream or churr. 1856 Dobell Lyrics in War Time, Milkm. Song, Churr, churr! goes the cockchafer. 1... Oxford English Dictionary
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jarr-owl
jar-owl, jarr-owl [jar n.1 8.] A local name of the goatsucker or night-jar.1832–5 Jesse Gleanings (1843) 297 The Caprimulgus is known in different parts of England by the names of the dor-hawk,..jarr-owl, churn-owl,..and night-jarr. Oxford English Dictionary
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