† pick-a-budn.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pick v.¹, a prep.¹, bud n.¹

Etymology: < pick v.¹ + a prep.¹ + bud n.¹

English regional. Obsolete.

The bullfinch, Pyrrhula pyrrhula.

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1852 Peter Parley's Ann. 182 The bullfinch has got a very bad character, and gardeners have a great dislike to what they call the ‘Pick-a-bud’.

1859 S. G. Goodrich Illustr. Nat. Hist. Animal Kingdom II. 177 It..feeds..on the buds of trees, thus often doing great damage. On account of this habit it is called Pick-a-bud in England.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2019).

单词	pick-a-bud
释义	† pick-a-budn. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pick v.¹, a prep.¹, bud n.¹ Etymology: < pick v.¹ + a prep.¹ + bud n.¹ English regional. Obsolete. The bullfinch, Pyrrhula pyrrhula. ΚΠ 1852 Peter Parley's Ann. 182 The bullfinch has got a very bad character, and gardeners have a great dislike to what they call the ‘Pick-a-bud’. 1859 S. G. Goodrich Illustr. Nat. Hist. Animal Kingdom II. 177 It..feeds..on the buds of trees, thus often doing great damage. On account of this habit it is called Pick-a-bud in England. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < n.1852
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