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steinchek
† ˈsteinchek Obs. rare—1. [f. stein repr. northern form of stone n. + check n.4 Cf. stone-chacker, stonechat.] A name for the Wheatear or the Stonechat.1544 Turner Avium Præcip. (1903) 52 De Cœrvleone... Anglicè, a clotburd, a smatche, an arlyng, a steinchek.
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stonechat
stonechat (ˈstəʊntʃæt) [f. stone n. + chat n.2, ‘from the similarity between its alarm note and the striking together of two pebbles’ (Swainson).] A small bird, Pratincola (or Saxicola) rubicola, inhabiting heaths, commons, etc. in Britain and various parts of Europe. (Also called stonechat warbler....
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arling
† ˈarling Obs. [OE. eorðling ‘agricola,’ f. eorðe earth. Cf. ‘clod-bird,’ and ‘fallow-smiter.’] A species of bird; the Wheatear.c 1000 ælfric Gloss. in Wright Voc. 29/2 Tanticus, ærðling. Ibid. 281/1 Cucuzata, irþling..Birbiccariolus, irþling. a 1100 Ibid. 63/1 Birbicaliolus, eorðling. 1544 Turner A...
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clot-bird
† clot-bird Obs. [f. clot, clod + bird n.] A species of bird frequenting fallow-land; the Wheatear (Saxicola œnanthe); called also Arling, Clodhopper, and Fallow-smiter. (Erroneously applied by some to the Hawfinch, Coccothraustes vulgaris.)1544 Turner Avium Hist. 44 κυανός, Cœruleo, a clotburd, a s...
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smatch
▪ I. smatch, n.1 (smætʃ) Forms: 2 smecch, 3 smech; 4, 6–7 smach, 5–6 smache, smatche, 6– smatch. [ME. smech, smach, app. an alteration of OE. smæc smack n.1, under the influence of smatch v.] 1. Taste, smack, flavour; † also, the sense of taste.a 1200 St. Marher. 9 On his hehe hokede neose þreaste s...
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