brambling

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English[edit]

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Etymology 1[edit]

From Middle English bramline, equivalent to bramble +‎ ling.

Noun[edit]

brambling (plural bramblings)

  1. A finch, Fringilla montifringilla of northern Eurasia, the male having a black head in summer and an orange breast with white belly and a long white rump.
    Synonyms: bramble finch, brambling finch, mountain finch, cock o' the North
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Etymology 2[edit]

See bramble (verb).

Verb[edit]

brambling

  1. present participle and gerund of bramble