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woodchat

American

[wood-chat] / ˈwʊdˌtʃæt /

noun

Also woodchat shrike a shrike, Lanius senator, of Europe and northern Africa, having a black forehead and a chestnut crown, nape, and mantle.
any of various Asiatic thrushes, especially of the genus Larvivora.

woodchat British

/ ˈwʊdˌtʃæt /

noun

a songbird, Lanius senator, of Europe and N Africa, having a black-and-white plumage with a reddish-brown crown and a hooked bill: family Laniidae (shrikes)

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Etymology

Origin of woodchat

First recorded in 1695–1705; wood ¹ + chat

Example Sentences

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Ironically, George's increasing influence in Washington in 1956 was no gauge of his political position at home, especially in the wool-hat back country, where Herman Talmadge is strongest.

From Time Magazine Archive

Sam gave her one swift glance from beneath his tattered, tent-shaped wool-hat, and then, with his paddle, he began to stir the corn and lye in the pot.

From Ann Boyd by Harben, Will N. (Will Nathaniel)

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