aberdevine
- a former name for the siskin, when kept as a cagebird
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C18: of unknown origin
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Aberdevine, ab-ėr-de-vīn′, n. a bird-fancier's name for the siskin.
It has a pleasing note, and is sold as a singing-bird in the London bird-shops by the name of the Aberdevine.
The Peacock 'At Home' AND The Butterfly's Ball AND The Fancy FairCatherine Ann Dorset
It has a pleasing note, and is sold as a singing bird in the London bird-shops by the name of the Aberdevine.
The Peacock 'At Home:'Catherine Ann Dorset