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thistlewarp
thistlewarp
English
Noun
thistlewarp (plural thistlewarps)
- (obsolete) The goldfinch.
- 1621, Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, II.3.7:
- An asse overwhelmed a thisselwarps nest; the little bird pecked his gaul'd back in revenge […].
- 1621, Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, II.3.7: