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

I chanced on a hedge-sparrow's lately, the whole groundwork of which was composed of the dry vines of the wild white convolvulus.
The Hills and the Vale|Richard Jefferies
Sometimes it feeds on the ground like the hedge-sparrow, by hopping about on the grass-plots and mown-walks.
The Natural History of Selborne, Vol. 2|Gilbert White
The hedge-sparrow, the best bird for such a task, is too rare; should he increase again, the case will be different.
Birds in London|W. H. Hudson
In Scotland the word cuddy again stands both for an ass and for some kinds of bird, including the hedge-sparrow and the moor-hen.
Comparative Studies in Nursery Rhymes|Lina Eckenstein

On June 18, 1787, I examined the nest of a hedge-sparrow, which then contained a cuckoo's and three hedge-sparrow's eggs.
Animal Intelligence|George J. Romanes

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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