chiffchaff

[ chif-chaf, -chahf ]

/ ˈtʃɪfˌtʃæf, -ˌtʃɑf /

noun

a common, greenish Old World warbler, Phylloscopus collybita.

Origin of chiffchaff

First recorded in 1770–80; gradational compound; imitative

Words nearby chiffchaff

chief warrant officer, chiel, chield, Chiengmai, Ch'ien Lung, chiffchaff, chiffon, chiffonade, chiffonier, chiffonnière, chifforobe

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Example sentences from the Web for chiffchaff

In the north of England, as it is in the south, the Chiffchaff is perhaps the most constant pioneer of the spring migrants.
Among the Birds in Northern Shires|Charles Dixon
Chiffchaff and willow-wren came as usual, but they did not arrive in a crowd at once.
Nature Near London|Richard Jefferies
Only a very few days since—it does not seem a week—there was a chiffchaff calling in a copse as merrily as in the spring.
Nature Near London|Richard Jefferies
This name, however, is probably equally applicable to the Chiffchaff.
Birds of Guernsey (1879)|Cecil Smith

The first swallow they looked for, and never missed; but they neither heard nor saw the chiffchaff.
Nature Near London|Richard Jefferies

British Dictionary definitions for chiffchaff

chiffchaff

/ (ˈtʃɪfˌtʃæf) /

noun

a common European warbler, Phylloscopus collybita, with a yellowish-brown plumage

Word Origin for chiffchaff

C18: imitative of its call

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单词	chiffchaff
释义	chiffchaff [ chif-chaf, -chahf ] / ˈtʃɪfˌtʃæf, -ˌtʃɑf / noun a common, greenish Old World warbler, Phylloscopus collybita. Origin of chiffchaff First recorded in 1770–80; gradational compound; imitative Words nearby chiffchaff chief warrant officer, chiel, chield, Chiengmai, Ch'ien Lung, chiffchaff, chiffon, chiffonade, chiffonier, chiffonnière, chifforobe Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for chiffchaff In the north of England, as it is in the south, the Chiffchaff is perhaps the most constant pioneer of the spring migrants. Among the Birds in Northern Shires\|Charles Dixon Chiffchaff and willow-wren came as usual, but they did not arrive in a crowd at once. Nature Near London\|Richard Jefferies Only a very few days since—it does not seem a week—there was a chiffchaff calling in a copse as merrily as in the spring. Nature Near London\|Richard Jefferies This name, however, is probably equally applicable to the Chiffchaff. Birds of Guernsey (1879)\|Cecil Smith The first swallow they looked for, and never missed; but they neither heard nor saw the chiffchaff. Nature Near London\|Richard Jefferies British Dictionary definitions for chiffchaff chiffchaff / (ˈtʃɪfˌtʃæf) / noun a common European warbler, Phylloscopus collybita, with a yellowish-brown plumage Word Origin for chiffchaff C18: imitative of its call 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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