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robin redbreast
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Word History and Origins
Origin of robin redbreast1
1400–50; late Middle English (Scots); robin, special use of Robin
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Example Sentences
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It was hard to believe they’d grow into adult robin redbreasts, those strutting generals of the suburban lawn.
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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.
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Facebook has blocked the sale of a pack of Christmas cards featuring a robin redbreast because of its “sexual” and “adult” nature.
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"A robin redbreast in a cage puts all heaven in a rage," William Blake decreed.
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As in England, American cards were largely secular affairs: nativity scenes did feature, but they were outnumbered by picaresque frosty landscapes, robin redbreasts and ivy.
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