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Webster 1913 Edition

Martin

Mar′tin

,
Noun.
(Stone Working)
[Etymol. uncertain.]
A perforated stone-faced runner for grinding.

Mar′tin

,
Noun.
[F.
martin
, from the proper name
Martin
. Cf.
Martlet
.]
(Zool.)
One of several species of swallows, usually having the tail less deeply forked than the tail of the common swallows.
[Written also
marten
.]
☞ The American
purple martin
, or
bee martin
(
Progne subis
or
Progne purpurea
), and the European
house martin
, or
window martin
(
Hirundo urbica
or
Chelidon urbica
), are the best known species.
Bank martin
.
(a)
The bank swallow
. See under
Bank
.
(b)
The fairy martin. See under
Fairy
.
–
Bee martin
.
(a)
The purple martin
.
(b)
The kingbird.
–
Sand martin
,
the bank swallow.

Webster 1828 Edition

Martin

M`ARTIN

,
Noun.
[L. murus.] A bird of the genus Hirundo, which forms its nest in buildings. It was formerly written by some authors martlet.

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