noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The bullfinch. UK, dialectal
2. 2
   Any of a number or other thick-billed birds, such as the pine grosbeak (Pinicola enucleator).

Etymology

From thick + bill.

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