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earn-bleater, n. meanings, etymology and more
The earliest known use of the noun earn-bleater is in the mid 1700s. OED's earliest evidence for earn-bleater is from 1754, in a translation ... www.oed.com
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bleater, n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary
There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun bleater, one of which is labelled obsolete. See 'Meaning & use' for definitions, usage, and quotation ... www.oed.com
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Read Through - Scots Online
earn-bleater MN.: The common snipe Gallinago gallinago. girn-bleater: MN. The common snipe Gallinago gallinago. heather-bleat(er): The common snipe Gallinago ... www.scots-online.org
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earn-bleater
ˈearn-bleater, -bliter dial. [Derivation unknown; this and OE. hæferblǽte, hæfenblǽte, name of some bird, ‘bicoca, bugium’, prov. Eng. hammerbleat snipe, may possibly be various corruptions of the same word.] ‘A Scotch name for the snipe.’ (Jamieson.)1768 Ross Helenore 58 (Jam.) The earn-bleater or ... Oxford English Dictionary
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SND :: heatherbleater - Dictionaries of the Scots Language
Earn-Bleater. The common snipe, Capella gallinago (Per. 1825 Jam., -bleater ... "goat-bleater," with later assimilation of first element to heather- by pop. dsl.ac.uk
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BLEAT Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of BLEAT is to make the natural cry of a sheep or goat; also : to utter a similar sound. How to use bleat in a sentence. www.merriam-webster.com
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yern-bliter
yern-bliter var. earn-bleater, snipe.1755 R. Forbes Jrnl. from London in Ajax his Sp. 35 Afore the levrick or yern-bliter began to sing. Oxford English Dictionary
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Bleater Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary
Agent noun of bleat; one who bleats. Wiktionary. Other Word Forms of Bleater. Noun. Singular: bleater. Plural: bleaters. Origin of Bleater. www.yourdictionary.com
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Glossary of Scottish Words: E from A-Z.
earn, ɛrn, eagle, in context. earn-bleater, the common snipe. earock, ˈirək, young hen. easedom, Comfort, leisure, relief from anxiety, pain, etc. in context. stooryduster.co.uk
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SND :: girnbleater - Dictionaries of the Scots Language
¶GIRN-BLEATER, n.comb. = Bleater, the snipe, Capella gallinago.Abd. 1923 Swatches o' Hamespun 69: Lookin for water-hens' nests, harkenin tull the cries o' ... dsl.ac.uk
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Gallinago gallinago - Wikipedia
Gallinago gallinago (bleater, earn-bleater, heather bleater, girn-bleater, moss-bleater, moss bluiter, air-gait, horse gowk) is a smaw, stocky wader hamelt ... sco.wikipedia.org
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bleater Crossword Clue | Wordplays.com
30 answers to "bleater", 3 letters crossword clue. The Crossword Solver finds answers to classic crosswords and cryptic crossword puzzles. www.wordplays.com
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Snipe Loch
In Scots the snipe is variously known as a "bluiter wheep, earn-bleater, heather-bleat, mire-snipe, or moss-bleater." wikipedia.org
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heather-bleater
ˈheather-ˌbleater Sc. and north. dial. Also -blut(t)er, -bluiter, -blooter; corrupted earn-bleater, hammer-bleat, -er. [as prec., with second element conformed to agent-nouns in -er.] = prec.a 1617 J. Burel Pilgremer in Watson Collect. (1706) ii. 27 (Jam.) The Hobie and the Hedderbluter. 1791 Statis... Oxford English Dictionary
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