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单词 hedge sparrow
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hedge sparrown.

Etymology: Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈhedge-sparrow.
A common British and European bird ( Accentor modularis), belonging to the Sylviidæ, or Warblers.
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1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 230/1 Hedge sparowe, a byrde.
1630 P. Massinger Picture sig. E3 Souldiers, that like the foolish hedge sparrow To their owne ruine hatch this Cucckow peace.
1789 G. White Let. in Nat. Hist. Selborne 105 Hedge-sparrows frequent sinks and gutters in hard weather, where they pick up crumbs and other sweepings.
1897 Times 2 Jan. 8/3 The so-called hedge sparrow is not a sparrow at all, the colour of the upper parts being its only similarity with that bird..it has nothing whatever in common with true sparrows.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online March 2021).
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