chaffinch

[ chaf-inch ]

/ ˈtʃæf ɪntʃ /

noun

a common finch, Fringilla coelebs, of the Old World, often kept as a pet.

Origin of chaffinch

1400–50; late Middle English chaffynche,Old English ceaffinc.See chaff¹, finch

Words nearby chaffinch

chafe, chafer, chafeweed, chaff, chaffer, chaffinch, chaffy, chafing dish, Chaga, Chagall, Chagall, Marc

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Example sentences from the Web for chaffinch

Much as I know'd the birds' names in the hedges to be chaffinch, sparrer, thrush.
Great Expectations|Charles Dickens
A chaffinch actually did chirp in response from a mountain ash near.
A Desperate Character and Other Stories|Ivan Turgenev
It is said that it is easier to teach them to go and come than the chaffinch.
The Natural History of Cage Birds|J. M. Bechstein
The Chaffinch, for instance, introduces a great quantity of lichen into the outer layer of his nest.
Bramble-bees and Others|J. Henri Fabre

I am no longer a man; I am a chaffinch; all the joys of spring recur to me.
Monsieur, Madame and Bebe, Complete|Gustave Droz

British Dictionary definitions for chaffinch

chaffinch

/ (ˈtʃæfɪntʃ) /

noun

a common European finch, Fringilla coelebs, with black and white wings and, in the male, a reddish body and blue-grey head

Word Origin for chaffinch

Old English ceaffinc, from ceaf chaff 1 + finc finch

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单词	chaffinch
释义	chaffinch [ chaf-inch ] / ˈtʃæf ɪntʃ / noun a common finch, Fringilla coelebs, of the Old World, often kept as a pet. Origin of chaffinch 1400–50; late Middle English chaffynche,Old English ceaffinc.See chaff¹, finch Words nearby chaffinch chafe, chafer, chafeweed, chaff, chaffer, chaffinch, chaffy, chafing dish, Chaga, Chagall, Chagall, Marc Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for chaffinch Much as I know'd the birds' names in the hedges to be chaffinch, sparrer, thrush. Great Expectations\|Charles Dickens A chaffinch actually did chirp in response from a mountain ash near. A Desperate Character and Other Stories\|Ivan Turgenev It is said that it is easier to teach them to go and come than the chaffinch. The Natural History of Cage Birds\|J. M. Bechstein The Chaffinch, for instance, introduces a great quantity of lichen into the outer layer of his nest. Bramble-bees and Others\|J. Henri Fabre I am no longer a man; I am a chaffinch; all the joys of spring recur to me. Monsieur, Madame and Bebe, Complete\|Gustave Droz British Dictionary definitions for chaffinch chaffinch / (ˈtʃæfɪntʃ) / noun a common European finch, Fringilla coelebs, with black and white wings and, in the male, a reddish body and blue-grey head Word Origin for chaffinch Old English ceaffinc, from ceaf chaff 1 + finc finch Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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