bullfinchn.¹

/ˈbʊlfɪnʃ/

Forms: Also bulfinch.

Etymology: < bull n.¹ + finch n. The reason for the name is uncertain: some have suggested that it was given on account of the thickness of the bird's neck.

One of a genus of birds ( Pyrrhula), allied to the Grosbeaks, having handsome plumage and a short, hard, rounded beak; well known for its aptness to be trained as a singing bird.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > arboreal families > family Fringillidae (finch) > [noun] > subfamily Carduelinae > genus Pyrrhula (bullfinch)

alpa1425

owpe?a1513

bullfinch1570

awbe1576

nope1611

mawp1654

woop1668

hoop1669

pope1763

tawny1847

thick-bill1847

leaf-finch1869

plum bird1879

plum-budder1879

1570 P. Levens Manipulus Vocabulorum sig. Liii/2 A Bulfinche, bird, ribicilla.

1604 N. F. Fruiterers Secrets 2 A Bulfinch, will eate [cherries] stones and all.

1655 T. Moffett & C. Bennet Healths Improvem. xi. 103 Bulfinches feed..upon hempseed, and the blossoms of peare-plums and apple-trees.

1773 G. White Let. 9 Nov. in Nat. Hist. Selborne (1789) 99 Bulfinches, when fed on hempseed, often become wholly black.

1840 F. Marryat Olla Podrida I. xiv. 144 The piping bullfinch..must have a good memory.

1847 Gardeners' Chron. 118 The bill of the bulfinch is a most suspicious-looking instrument.

Compounds

bullfinch plover n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > birds > order Charadriiformes > family Scolopacidae (snipes, etc.) > [noun] > arenaria interpres (turnstone)

sea-lark1602

turnstone1674

sea-dotterel1676

stone-pecker1731

whale-bird1771

bullfinch plover1864

tangle-picker1882

turkey-bird1885

jinny1888

sparked back (plover)1888

1864 J. C. Atkinson List Provinc. Names Birds Bullfinch Plover, Prov. name for Turnstone, Strepsilas interpres.

bullfinch trainer n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > keeping birds > [noun] > bullfinch-trainer

bullfinch trainer1851

1851 H. Mayhew London Labour II. 59/1 This tuition, among professional bullfinch-trainers, is systematic.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

bullfinchn.²

/ˈbʊlfɪnʃ/

Etymology: Evans Leicestersh. Gloss. (1881) suggests a corruption of bull-fence. If it was so, the origin must have been forgotten before bull-finch fence was said.

A kind of hedge (see quot.).

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > closed or shut condition > that which or one who closes or shuts > a barrier > [noun] > hedge or fence > a hedge > other types of hedge

teen-hedge1638

counter-hedge1642

palisade-hedge1664

palisado hedge1688

beard1810

bullfinch1832

bullfincher1862

cut and laid1919

1832 Q. Rev. Mar. 226 The bull-finch fence..is a quickset hedge of perhaps fifty years' growth with a ditch on one side or the other, and so high and strong that [one] cannot clear it.

1857 Kingsley in Life (1879) II. xvi. 56 Race at the brook, Then smash at the bullfinch.

1880 Times 2 Nov. 4/5 Double-stitched shooting coats, that will stand the ordeal of ‘bull-finches’ and brambles.

Derivatives

ˈbullfinch v. (intransitive) to leap a horse through such a hedge.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > transport > riding on horse (or other animal) > ride a horse (or other animal) [verb (intransitive)] > leap through a hedge

bullfinch1837

1837 Gambler's Dream III. 208 A fox hunter who must bullfinch out [of] a field in Northamptonshire, looks out for a little daylight between the twigs.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online September 2018).

单词	bullfinch
释义	bullfinchn.¹ /ˈbʊlfɪnʃ/ Forms: Also bulfinch. Etymology: < bull n.¹ + finch n. The reason for the name is uncertain: some have suggested that it was given on account of the thickness of the bird's neck. One of a genus of birds ( Pyrrhula), allied to the Grosbeaks, having handsome plumage and a short, hard, rounded beak; well known for its aptness to be trained as a singing bird. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > arboreal families > family Fringillidae (finch) > [noun] > subfamily Carduelinae > genus Pyrrhula (bullfinch) alpa1425 owpe?a1513 bullfinch1570 awbe1576 nope1611 mawp1654 woop1668 hoop1669 pope1763 tawny1847 thick-bill1847 leaf-finch1869 plum bird1879 plum-budder1879 1570 P. Levens Manipulus Vocabulorum sig. Liii/2 A Bulfinche, bird, ribicilla. 1604 N. F. Fruiterers Secrets 2 A Bulfinch, will eate [cherries] stones and all. 1655 T. Moffett & C. Bennet Healths Improvem. xi. 103 Bulfinches feed..upon hempseed, and the blossoms of peare-plums and apple-trees. 1773 G. White Let. 9 Nov. in Nat. Hist. Selborne (1789) 99 Bulfinches, when fed on hempseed, often become wholly black. 1840 F. Marryat Olla Podrida I. xiv. 144 The piping bullfinch..must have a good memory. 1847 Gardeners' Chron. 118 The bill of the bulfinch is a most suspicious-looking instrument. Compounds bullfinch plover n. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Charadriiformes > family Scolopacidae (snipes, etc.) > [noun] > arenaria interpres (turnstone) sea-lark1602 turnstone1674 sea-dotterel1676 stone-pecker1731 whale-bird1771 bullfinch plover1864 tangle-picker1882 turkey-bird1885 jinny1888 sparked back (plover)1888 1864 J. C. Atkinson List Provinc. Names Birds Bullfinch Plover, Prov. name for Turnstone, Strepsilas interpres. bullfinch trainer n. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > keeping birds > [noun] > bullfinch-trainer bullfinch trainer1851 1851 H. Mayhew London Labour II. 59/1 This tuition, among professional bullfinch-trainers, is systematic. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online December 2020). bullfinchn.² /ˈbʊlfɪnʃ/ Etymology: Evans Leicestersh. Gloss. (1881) suggests a corruption of bull-fence. If it was so, the origin must have been forgotten before bull-finch fence was said. A kind of hedge (see quot.). ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > closed or shut condition > that which or one who closes or shuts > a barrier > [noun] > hedge or fence > a hedge > other types of hedge teen-hedge1638 counter-hedge1642 palisade-hedge1664 palisado hedge1688 beard1810 bullfinch1832 bullfincher1862 cut and laid1919 1832 Q. Rev. Mar. 226 The bull-finch fence..is a quickset hedge of perhaps fifty years' growth with a ditch on one side or the other, and so high and strong that [one] cannot clear it. 1857 Kingsley in Life (1879) II. xvi. 56 Race at the brook, Then smash at the bullfinch. 1880 Times 2 Nov. 4/5 Double-stitched shooting coats, that will stand the ordeal of ‘bull-finches’ and brambles. Derivatives ˈbullfinch v. (intransitive) to leap a horse through such a hedge. ΘΚΠ society > travel > transport > riding on horse (or other animal) > ride a horse (or other animal) [verb (intransitive)] > leap through a hedge bullfinch1837 1837 Gambler's Dream III. 208 A fox hunter who must bullfinch out [of] a field in Northamptonshire, looks out for a little daylight between the twigs. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < n.¹1570n.²1832
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