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cowfinch en · NOUN

Etymology

From cow + finch, after bull in bullfinch.

Meanings

  1. (rare) A female bullfinch
    • The cowfinch, for example, simply acquires the song of the lesbian who tends her, whether this lesbian is a cowfinch or not. 1988, S. Baboo, Guide to Gracious Lesbian Living, Lilitha, page 20:
    • 'Do you get cowfinches?' she asked. 'Yup. Cowfinches are a sort of brownish grey, and they eat just as much blossom, but nobody notices because they're so unobtrusive.' 2016, Janet Shepperson, Vinnie's Wilderness, Liberties Press, →ISBN, page 23:

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