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aberdevine

/ ˌæbədɪˈviːn /

noun

  1. a former name for the siskin, when kept as a cagebird
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of aberdevine1

C18: of unknown origen
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Example Sentences

Aberdevine, ab-ėr-de-vīn′, n. a bird-fancier's name for the siskin.

It has a pleasing note, and is sold as a singing-bird in the London bird-shops by the name of the Aberdevine.

It has a pleasing note, and is sold as a singing bird in the London bird-shops by the name of the Aberdevine.

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