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estridge

estridge is the obsolete form of ostrich.

Meaning of ostrich

Noun

ostrich (plural ostriches)

  1. A large flightless bird of the order Struthioniformes.
    1. The most widespread species of that order, known as the common ostrich (Struthio camelus).
      • Could a Taff'ta ſcarf, a long Eſtridge vvhing, / A ſtiffe Iron Doublet, and a Brazeel Pole / Tempt thee from Cambrick ſheets, fine active Thighs, / From Caudles vvhere the precious Amber ſvvims?1634 (first performance), William D’avenant [i.e., William Davenant], The Wits: A Comedie; […], published 1636; republished in Two Excellent Plays: […], London: […] G. Bedel, and T[homas] Collins...
  2. (obsolete) The rhea.
    • The Lengua Indians of the Gran Chaco love to hunt the ostrich1911, James George Frazer, The Golden Bough, volume 8, page 245
  3. (figuratively) One who buries their head in the sand instead of acknowledging problems.
  4. The hypothetical completion of a hole five strokes under par (a quintuple birdie, quadruple eagle, triple albatross, or double condor).

Proper noun capitalized: Estridge

Estridge (plural Estridges)

  1. A surname from Old French.

Forms of estridge

Noun
pluralestridges
Proper noun
pluralEstridges

Origin of estridge

From Old French estreis (“eastern”), a nickname for someone who had migrated from the east.

Questions about estridge

What does estridge mean?
Estridge means a surname from Old French.
What is estridge the obsolete form of?
Estridge is the obsolete form of ostrich.
What part of speech is estridge?
Estridge is a proper noun.

Words near estridge in the dictionary

  1. estreping
  2. estres
  3. estriate
  4. estrich
  5. estriches
  6. estridge
  7. estridges
  8. Estrie
  9. estrildid
  10. estrildids
  11. estrin

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Adapted from Wiktionary: estridge (page history and authors); Estridge (page history and authors); ostrich (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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