partridges
partridges is the plural of partridge.
Meaning of partridge
Noun
partridge (plural partridges or partridge)
- Any bird of a number of genera in the family Phasianidae, notably in the genera Perdix and Alectoris.
- On the first day of Christmas, my true love sent to me a partridge in a pear tree.
- The flesh or meat of this bird eaten as food.
- A type of cannon charge composed of several missiles fired all together, similar to langrage or case-shot. Also a large cannon that shoots stones.
Phrases with partridges
- sea partridges
- grey partridges
- hill partridges
- rock partridges
- snow partridges
- black partridges
- blood partridges
- swamp partridges
- bamboo partridges
- chukar partridges
- French partridges
- plumed partridges
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Questions about partridges
- What is partridges the plural of?
- Partridges is the plural of partridge.
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