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ˈcoulterneb
[f. coulter + neb beak, bill; so called from the shape of its bill.]
A local (northern) name for the Puffin (Fratercula arctica).
1678Ray Willughby's Ornith. 325 The bird called coulterneb at the Farn Islands. 1769De Foe's Tour Gt. Brit. IV. 308 The Sea-fowl, called Coulternebs, are very numerous here. 1865Gosse Land & Sea (1874) 30 These are known by the fishermen as sea parrots or coulternebs but are more generally designated in books as puffins. 1881Standard 2 Mar. 5 It [the Act] includes the coulterneb, etc. |