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least bittern
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noun
See under bittern1 (def. 2).
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Origin of least bittern
An Americanism dating back to 1805–15
Words nearby least bittern
lease rod, leash, leash law, leasing, least, least bittern, least common denominator, least common multiple, least concern, least flycatcher, least killifish
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