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woodnote

American  
[wood-noht] / ˈwʊdˌnoʊt /

noun

  1. a wild or natural musical tone, as that of a forest bird.

woodnote British  
/ ˈwʊdˌnəʊt /

noun

  1. a natural musical note or song, like that of a wild bird

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Etymology

Origin of woodnote

First recorded in 1625–35; wood 1 + note

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Again the songs in Beaumont and Fletcher stand very high, perhaps highest of all next to Shakespere's in respect of the "woodnote wild."

From A History of Elizabethan Literature by Saintsbury, George

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