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bullfinches

bullfinches is the plural of bullfinch.

Meaning of bullfinch

Noun

bullfinch (plural bullfinches)

  1. The Eurasian bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula).
  2. Any of various other Old World finches in the genus Pyrrhula.
  3. (UK, archaic, slang) 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
  4. An obstacle for a horse, consisting of a solid fence with brush above it, through which the horse should jump.

Phrases with bullfinches

Questions about bullfinches

What is bullfinches the plural of?
Bullfinches is the plural of bullfinch.

Words near bullfinches in the dictionary

  1. bullfighters
  2. bullfighting
  3. bullfightings
  4. bullfights
  5. bullfinch
  6. bullfinches
  7. bullfrog
  8. Bullfrog County
  9. bullfroggy
  10. bullfrogs
  11. bullfuck

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