hedge sparrow

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noun

the dunnock.

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Origin of hedge sparrow

First recorded in 1520–30

Words nearby hedge sparrow

hedge nettle, hedge one's bets, hedger, hedgerow, hedge-school, hedge sparrow, hedging, hedgy, Hedin, Hedjaz, hedonic

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How to use hedge sparrow in a sentence

“No eyes are on the sparrow, eyes are on the sparrow / He is singing anyway.”
Is Bigger Better for St. Vincent?|David Yaffe|December 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
All the money from cuts to public education can go toward more tax breaks for hedge-fund types.
Hunger Games Comes to New York State’s Public Schools|Zephyr Teachout|November 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Third, the destruction: These hedge-fund managers want to eliminate all limits and oversight of charter schools.
Hunger Games Comes to New York State’s Public Schools|Zephyr Teachout|November 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The center-right hedge fund clique known as Third Way, and associated Blue Dogs and hangers on.
One of the Midterms’ Little-Noticed Big Losers: The NRA|Cliff Schecter|November 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Dunham makes fun of herself only so that she can then hedge and embrace an authoritative role.
Time to Grow Up, Lena Dunham|Emily Shire|October 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Where there is no hedge, the possession shall be spoiled: and where there is no wife, he mourneth that is in want.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
I will take away the hedge thereof, and it shall be wasted: I will break down the wall thereof, and it shall be trodden down.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
We cut over the fields at the back with him between usstraight as the crow fliesthrough hedge and ditch.
Oliver Twist, Vol. II (of 3)|Charles Dickens
Into the houses, and behind every garden fence and hedge, the retreating Federals gathered.
The Courier of the Ozarks|Byron A. Dunn
They crashed against Sir Edward Bruce's division, which received them 'like a dense hedge' or 'wood.'
King Robert the Bruce|A. F. Murison

British Dictionary definitions for hedge sparrow

hedge sparrow

noun

a small brownish European songbird, Prunella modularis: family Prunellidae (accentors)Also called: dunnock

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