fen nightingale en · NOUN
Etymology
From their continued croaking at night.
Meanings
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(UK, archaic, slang) A frog or toad.
Tom Spence is a dom fule and doesn't know a fen nightingale from a natterjack.
1934, Neil Bell, Bredon and Sons, page 15:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| fen nightingales | Number=Plur | lexicographic |