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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A finch, Fringilla montifringilla of northern Eurasia, the male having a black head in summer and an orange breast with white belly and a long white rump.
2. 2
   Eurasian finch wordnet

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of bramble form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

bramble finchbrambling finchcock o' the northfringilla montifringillamountain finch

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English bramline, equivalent to bramble + -ling.

Etymology 2

By surface analysis, bramble + -ing.

Related phrases

fringilla montifringilla

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