ABERDEVINE
Etymology
Noun
aberdevine (plural aberdevines)
(obsolete, outside, dialects) The Eurasian siskin or spruce siskin, Spinus spinus, a small green and yellow finch related to the goldfinch. [mid-18th century]
Source: Wiktionary
Ab`er-de-vine", n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: The European siskin (Carduelis spinus), a small green and yellow finch, related to the goldfinch.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ANALYSIS
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
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