bullfinch, Pyrrhula pyrrhula
(noun) common European finch mostly black and white with red throat and breast
Bullfinch, Charles Bullfinch
(noun) United States architect who designed the Capitol Building in Washington which served as a model for state capitols throughout the United States (1763-1844)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
bullfinch (plural bullfinches)
The Eurasian bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula).
Any of various other Old World finches in the genus Pyrrhula.
• (P. pyrrhula) Eurasian bullfinch, common bullfinch, (UK) pope
Source: Wiktionary
Bull"finch`, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A bird of the genus Pyrrhula and other related genera, especially the P. vulgaris or rubicilla, a bird of Europe allied to the grosbeak, having the breast, cheeks, and neck, red.
Note: As a cage bird it is highly valued for its remarkable power of learning to whistle correctly various musical airs. Crimson-fronted bullfinch. (Zoöl.) See Burion.
– Pine bullfinch, the pine finch.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
5 June 2025
(verb) raise or support (the level of printing) by inserting a piece of paper or cardboard under the type; “underlay the plate”
Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.