bullspink
/ˈbʊlˌspɪŋk/
bullspink noun: a chaffinch or a bullfinch.
Noun
bullspink (plural bullspinks)
- A chaffinch or a bullfinch.
- Their haunts are stubble fields, and in very severe weather, farm-yards, where they feed among the chaff and refuse of the corn; hence they get the name of Chaffinch. In Yorkshire this bird is known by the name Bullspink.1794, James Bolton, “Nest and Eggs of the Chaffinch”, in Harmonia Ruralis; or, An Essay towards a Natural History of British Song Birds, volume 1, page 24
- Chaffinch. Fringilla celebs. A common resident. Locally known as the ‘bullspink.’ Observed above Angram, at 1,050 feet.1886 July, W. Eagle Clarke, W. Denison Roebuck, William Storey, “Upper Nidderdale and Its Fauna”, in Wm. Denison Roebuck, editor, The Naturalist, number 132, London, page 200
Forms of bullspink
| plural | bullspinks |
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Origin of bullspink
From bull + spink.
Questions about bullspink
- What does bullspink mean?
- Bullspink means a chaffinch or a bullfinch.
- What part of speech is bullspink?
- Bullspink is a noun.
- How do you pronounce bullspink?
- Bullspink is pronounced /ˈbʊlˌspɪŋk/.
- What is the plural of bullspink?
- The plural of bullspink is bullspinks.
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