fieldfare

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English

A fieldfare

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English feldefare, from Old English feldefare, from feld (field) + ġefara (traveller); equivalent to field +‎ fare.

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fieldfare (plural fieldfares)

  1. A large thrush, Turdus pilaris, a bird of Eurasia.
    Synonyms: (UK regional) felty, (UK regional) feltyfare
    • 2007, Diana Athill, “Somewhere Towards the End”, in Granta, 98, p. 20:
      Paul seemed relaxed, scanning the fields on either side of the muddy lane for fieldfares

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