† fuckwindn.
English regional (northern). Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
The kestrel. Cf. windfucker n. 1.
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1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues at Crecerelle A Rattle, or Clacke for children to play with; also, a Kestrell, Fleingall, or Fuck-winde.
1847 J. O. Halliwell Dict. Archaic & Provinc. Words I. (at cited word) Fuckwind, a species of hawk. North.]
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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