shilfan.
/ˈʃɪlfə/, U.S. /ˈʃɪlfə/, Scottish English /ˈʃɪlfə/ Scottish.
The chaffinch.
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1684 R. Sibbald Scotl. Illustr. ii. iii.18 Fringilla, nostratibus Snowfleck & Shoulfall.
1792 in Rutherfurd's Border Almanac 1878 35 A shilfa's (or chaffinch) nest.
1884 W. C. Smith Kildrostan 47 The shelfa's short bright note.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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