lintwhite

lintwhite
/lint"hwuyt', -wuyt'/, n. Chiefly Scot.
the linnet, Carduelis cannabina.
[bef. 900; lint (syncopated var. of LINNET) + WHITE; r. ME lynkwhytte, alter. (perh. by assoc. with link hill (see LINKS) and WHIT) of OE linetwige linnet, lit., flax (or flax-field) trouble-maker, so called because the bird pecks out and eats flaxseed, equiv. to linet- ( < ML linetum flax-field) + -wige, fem. of wiga fighter]

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  • lintwhite — noun Etymology: alteration of Middle English lynkwhyt, by folk etymology from Old English līnetwige Date: 1513 linnet …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • lintwhite — lint·white …   English syllables

  • lintwhite — noun small Old World finch whose male has a red breast and forehead • Syn: ↑linnet, ↑Carduelis cannabina • Hypernyms: ↑finch • Member Holonyms: ↑Carduelis, ↑genus Carduelis …   Useful english dictionary

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