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smerle|smɜːl| [a. Flem. smerle, prob. a special application of older smerle (now smerlijn) merlin.] A variety of the domestic pigeon.
1869Tegetmeier Pigeons iv. 47 We had a pair of Smerles, or Short-faced Antwerp cocks. 1879L. Wright Pigeon Keeper 210 A really Belgian pigeon called the Smerle. |