thistlewarp en · NOUN
Etymology
From thistle + warp.
Meanings
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(obsolete) The goldfinch.
An asse overwhelmed a thisselwarps nest; the little bird pecked his gaul'd back in revenge […].
1624, Democritus Junior [pseudonym; Robert Burton], The Anatomy of Melancholy: […], 2nd edition, Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] John Lichfield and James Short, for Henry Cripps, →OCLC, partition II, section 3, member 7:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| thistlewarps | Number=Plur | lexicographic |