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aberdevine
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noun
- a former name for the siskin, when kept as a cagebird
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of aberdevine1
C18: of unknown origin
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Example Sentences
Aberdevine, ab-ėr-de-vīn′, n. a bird-fancier's name for the siskin.
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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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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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