bull-finch
bull-finch is the alternative form of bullfinch.
Meaning of bullfinch
Noun
bullfinch (plural bullfinches)
- The Eurasian bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula).
- Synonyms:
- common bullfinch, Eurasian bullfinch, plum bird, plum budder, pope
- Any of various other Old World finches in the genus Pyrrhula.
- A large, thick quickset hedge.
- Young Hurrell turned them on the right; the officer on the polo pony and Mr. Westall, between them, dissected a "bullfinch" on the left, but the ditch and the briars took toll of the former.1900, H. B. Yerburgh, Leaves from a hunting diary in Essex, page 180
- An obstacle for a horse, consisting of a solid fence with brush above it, through which the horse should jump.
Forms of bull-finch
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