redbreast

  • 21redbreast — n. colloq. a robin …

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  • 22Robin redbreast — Robin Rob in, n. [Properly a pet name for Robert, originally meaning, famebright; F., fron OHG. Roudperht; ruod (in comp.; akin to AS. hr?? glory, fame, Goth. hr?peigs victorius) + beraht bright. See {Bright}, {Hob} a clown.] (Zo[ o]l.) (a) A… …

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  • 23robin redbreast — Robin Rob in, n. [Properly a pet name for Robert, originally meaning, famebright; F., fron OHG. Roudperht; ruod (in comp.; akin to AS. hr?? glory, fame, Goth. hr?peigs victorius) + beraht bright. See {Bright}, {Hob} a clown.] (Zo[ o]l.) (a) A… …

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  • 24robin redbreast — Robin Rob in, n. [Properly a pet name for Robert, originally meaning, famebright; F., fron OHG. Roudperht; ruod (in comp.; akin to AS. hr?? glory, fame, Goth. hr?peigs victorius) + beraht bright. See {Bright}, {Hob} a clown.] (Zo[ o]l.) (a) A… …

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  • 25The Redbreast — Infobox Book | name = The Redbreast title orig = Rødstrupe translator = Don Bartlett image caption = British first edition cover author = Jo Nesbø cover artist = country = Norway language = Norwegian series = Harry Hole, #3 genre = Crime novel… …

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  • 26Robin redbreast — may refer to any one of several species of birds that are not closely related:In Europe* European Robin, Erithacus rubecula , a small passerine bird in the Muscicapidae (Old World flycatchers) family. American and Australian species were named… …

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  • 27robin redbreast — noun small Old World songbird with a reddish breast • Syn: ↑robin, ↑redbreast, ↑Old World robin, ↑Erithacus rubecola • Hypernyms: ↑thrush • Member Holonyms: ↑Erithacus, ↑ …

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  • 28robin redbreast — noun Etymology: Middle English (Scots) Robyn redbrest Date: 15th century robin …

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  • 29robin redbreast — robin (defs. 1, 2). [1400 50; late ME (Scots); robin, special use of ROBIN] * * * …

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  • 30robin redbreast — noun The European robin …

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