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Definition of Chaffinches
1. chaffinch [n] - See also: chaffinch
Lexicographical Neighbors of Chaffinches
Literary usage of Chaffinches
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Natural History of Ireland by William Thompson, James R. Garrett, George Dickie (1849)
"... Ayrshire, at the end of autumn, I have remarked that chaffinches are not only
very numerous, but take the place of sparrows about the dwelling-house. ..."
2. Nature's teachings: human invention anticipated by nature by John George Wood (1877)
"Pegging " for chaffinches.—Curious Mode of Tiger-killing.—Ant-eater and its Mode
of Feeding.—The Drosera.—Web of Spider and its Structure. THE NET. ..."
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