reedling

[ reed-ling ]

noun

, British Dialect.

1. the bearded tit ( def ).

reedling

/ ˈriːdlɪŋ /

noun

1. a titlike Eurasian songbird, Panurus biarmicus , common in reed beds: family Muscicapidae (Old World flycatchers, etc). It has a tawny back and tail and, in the male, a grey-and-black head Also calledbearded tit

Word History and Origins

Origin of reedling¹

First recorded in 1820–30; reed + -ling ¹

Example Sentences

At the end of the hedge which is near a brook, a sedge-reedling takes up his residence in the spring.

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Here a brook-sparrow or sedge-reedling takes up his quarters in the spring, and chatters on, day and night, through the summer.

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The latter sings in one bush and the sedge-reedling in another close together.

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This is the appearance of his home when the sedge-reedling returns to it.

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