Robin
['rɑbɪn]
Definition
(noun.) large American thrush having a rust-red breast and abdomen.
(noun.) small Old World songbird with a reddish breast.
Typist: Osborn--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) A small European singing bird (Erythacus rubecula), having a reddish breast; -- called also robin redbreast, robinet, and ruddock.
(n.) An American singing bird (Merula migratoria), having the breast chestnut, or dull red. The upper parts are olive-gray, the head and tail blackish. Called also robin redbreast, and migratory thrush.
(n.) Any one of several species of Australian warblers of the genera Petroica, Melanadrays, and allied genera; as, the scarlet-breasted robin (Petroica mullticolor).
(n.) Any one of several Asiatic birds; as, the Indian robins. See Indian robin, below.
Editor: Moll
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. [England.] Ruddock, robinet, robin-redbreast (Erythaca rubecula or Motacilla rubecula).[2]. [U. S.] Robin-redbreast, migratory thrush (Turdus migratorius).
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Definition
n. the Rob′in-red′breast a well-known and widely-spread singing bird of the family Sylviid with a reddish-orange breast: the red-breasted thrush of North America: the sea-robin or red-breasted merganser: a trimming in front of a dress.—ns. Rob′in-breast the robin-snipe; Rob′in-dip′per the buffle-headed duck; Rob′inet a chaffinch: a little robin: a tap; Rob′in-Good′fellow the English name of a domestic spirit or brownie described as the offspring of a woman and Oberon king of the fairies: an elf or fairy generally Puck; Rob′in-run-in-the-hedge the ground-ivy: the bed-straw; Rob′in-snipe the red-breasted sandpiper; Rob′in's-rye the hair-cap moss.
Checker: Phyllis
Examples
- As if it were Cock Robin, the hero of the ballad, and Mr Venus were the sparrow with his bow and arrow, and Mr Wegg were the fly with his little eye. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- She hates these, but waur she hates Robin-a-Ree. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Was it not one of Robin Hood's haunts? Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- It seems Robin's fame attracted more visitants than was consistent with the growth of the heather, upon a moor worth a shilling an acre. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- The robin had gone away into the vast stillness of night. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- One day as they were walking along the lane, they saw a robin sitting on the top twig of a bush, singing shrilly. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- Hence the fighting parson in the old play of Sir John Oldcastle, and the famous friar of Robin Hood's band. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- Upon my word, when I see one of those harum-scarum girls, I always want to say with our friend Cock Robin. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- She is playing _Robin_ _Adair_ at this moment_his_ favourite. Jane Austen. Emma.
- All he could do, was to say to me, like a robin redbreast--as he is--“It's a boy. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- Winter again came round, with its winds, frosts, tame robins, and sparkling starlight. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- It was such a lie towards the robins, and such a defamation. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
Edited by Adela