Hedge-sparrow

  • 31Hedge school — Hedge Hedge, n. [OE. hegge, AS. hecg; akin to haga an inclosure, E. haw, AS. hege hedge, E. haybote, D. hegge, OHG. hegga, G. hecke. [root]12. See {Haw} a hedge.] A thicket of bushes, usually thorn bushes; especially, such a thicket planted as a… …

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  • 32hedge warbler — Hedge Hedge, n. [OE. hegge, AS. hecg; akin to haga an inclosure, E. haw, AS. hege hedge, E. haybote, D. hegge, OHG. hegga, G. hecke. [root]12. See {Haw} a hedge.] A thicket of bushes, usually thorn bushes; especially, such a thicket planted as a… …

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  • 33Hedge writer — Hedge Hedge, n. [OE. hegge, AS. hecg; akin to haga an inclosure, E. haw, AS. hege hedge, E. haybote, D. hegge, OHG. hegga, G. hecke. [root]12. See {Haw} a hedge.] A thicket of bushes, usually thorn bushes; especially, such a thicket planted as a… …

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  • 34Sparrow (disambiguation) — Sparrow can refer to:Birds*Old World sparrows, birds in the family Passeridae, often specifically as the House Sparrow *American sparrow or New World sparrows, birds in the family Emberizidae *The Hedge Sparrow or Dunnock.hips*HMS Sparrow , the… …

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  • 35hedge warbler — hedge sparrow or formerly also hedge warbler noun The dunnock (Prunella modularis), a small bird that frequents hedges, superficially like a sparrow but with a more slender bill • • • Main Entry: ↑hedge …

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  • 36hedge-accentor — hedgeˈ accenˈtor noun The hedge sparrow • • • Main Entry: ↑hedge …

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  • 37Sparrow — For other uses, see Sparrow (disambiguation). Sparrows A male House Sparrow Scientific classification …

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  • 38sparrow — sparrowless, adj. sparrowlike, adj. /spar oh/, n. 1. any of numerous American finches of the family Emberizinae. Cf. chipping sparrow, song sparrow. 2. any member of the Old World genus Passer, formerly thought to be closely related to the… …

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  • 39sparrow — n. 1 any small brownish grey bird of the genus Passer, esp. the house sparrow and tree sparrow. 2 any of various birds of similar appearance such as the hedge sparrow. Phrases and idioms: sparrow grass dial. or colloq. asparagus. Etymology: OE… …

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  • 40hedge — n. & v. n. 1 a fence or boundary formed by closely growing bushes or shrubs. 2 a protection against possible loss or diminution. v. 1 tr. surround or bound with a hedge. 2 tr. (foll. by in) enclose. 3 a tr. reduce one s risk of loss on (a bet or… …

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