hawfinch

[ haw-finch ]

/ ˈhɔˌfɪntʃ /

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noun

a European grosbeak, Coccothraustes coccothraustes.

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Origin of hawfinch

First recorded in 1665–75; haw¹ + finch

Words nearby hawfinch

Hawaiian shirt, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Hawaiki, Hawalli, Hawes Water, hawfinch, hawg, haw-haw, Hawick, hawk, hawkbill

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How to use hawfinch in a sentence

Old man Tyler could lay his Hawfinch half a point nearer the wind than a chap has a right to expect from an archbishop.
Where the Pavement Ends|John Russell
Occasionally that shy bird, the hawfinch, is seen on a wet, quiet day picking up white-beam kernels and seeds.
The Naturalist on the Thames|C. J. Cornish
It altogether sounds as though it might have been a hawfinch.
In a Cheshire Garden|Geoffrey Egerton-Warburton
If so, we might look them over for a Hawfinch's nest about May 10th.
Life of Frederick Courtenay Selous, D.S.O.|J.G. Millais

Sims describes the Hawfinch's immobile upper jaw, which is used as a powerful press in cracking the stones of fresh fruit.
Jaw Musculature of the Mourning and White-winged Doves|Robert L. Merz

British Dictionary definitions for hawfinch

hawfinch

/ (ˈhɔːˌfɪntʃ) /

noun

an uncommon European finch, Coccothraustes coccothraustes, having a very stout bill and brown plumage with black-and-white wings

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