robin redbreast
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of robin redbreast
1400–50; late Middle English (Scots); robin, special use of Robin
Example Sentences
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An official announcement will be made on Friday that Aardman is shooting Robin Robin, a family film about a baby robin redbreast that goes missing.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 22, 2019
Far too many pastors talk about daffodils and robin redbreast.
From Time Magazine Archive
Chicken Little was gay as a robin redbreast when she ran to meet Marian at the side gate.
From Chicken Little Jane by Ritchie, Lily Munsell
Supposing a robin redbreast thought he had to have a sting—a sting above everything else—or a goat wanted to fly about gathering honey.
From The Adventures of Maya the Bee by Guiterman, Arthur
A stuffed bird, a robin redbreast, perched on a frosted tree in the midst of these pale tropical offerings, glared at you with beady eyes.
From Promenades of an Impressionist by Huneker, James
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