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Found 2 hits - Term: scotch nightingale, Database: *, Strategy: prefix
[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
scotch \scotch\, a. cf. scottish.
   of or pertaining to scotland, its language, or its
   inhabitants; scottish.
   1913 webster

   scotch broom bot., the cytisus scoparius. see broom.
      

   scotch dipper, or scotch duck zool., the bufflehead; --
      called also scotch teal, and scotchman.

   scotch fiddle, the itch. low --sir w. scott.

   scotch mist, a coarse, dense mist, like fine rain.

   scotch nightingale zool., the sedge warbler. prov. eng.
      

   scotch pebble. see under pebble.

   scotch pine bot. see riga fir.

   scotch thistle bot., a species of thistle onopordon
      acanthium; -- so called from its being the national
      emblem of the scotch.
      1913 webster
see also:
scottish scotch broom cytisus scoparius broom scotch dipper scotch duck 
scotch teal scotchman scotch fiddle scotch mist scotch nightingale 
scotch pebble pebble scotch pine riga fir scotch thistle 
onopordon acanthium 
[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
sedge \sedge\, n. oe. segge, as. secg; akin to lg. segge; --
   probably named from its bladelike appearance, and akin to l.
   secare to cut, e. saw a cutting instrument; cf. ir. seisg, w.
   hesg. cf. hassock, saw the instrument.
   1. bot. any plant of the genus carex, perennial,
      endogenous, innutritious herbs, often growing in dense
      tufts in marshy places. they have triangular jointless
      stems, a spiked inflorescence, and long grasslike leaves
      which are usually rough on the margins and midrib. there
      are several hundred species.
      1913 webster

   note: the name is sometimes given to any other plant of the
         order cyperaceae, which includes carex, cyperus,
         scirpus, and many other genera of rushlike plants.
         1913 webster

   2. zool. a flock of herons.
      1913 webster

   sedge hen zool., the clapper rail. see under 5th rail.
      

   sedge warbler zool., a small european singing bird
      acrocephalus phragmitis. it often builds its nest
      among reeds; -- called also sedge bird, sedge wren,
      night warbler, and scotch nightingale.
      1913 webster
see also:
hassock saw carex cyperaceae cyperus scirpus 
sedge hen rail sedge warbler acrocephalus phragmitis sedge bird 
sedge wren night warbler scotch nightingale 

Results 1 - 7 of 7 found about scotch nightingale:

Nightingale >> N Words
Nightingale, definition of term: Nightingale
nightingale_pag1.html

Scotch >> S Words
Scotch, definition of term: Scotch
scotch_pag1.html

Scotch Thistle >> S Words
Scotch Thistle, definition of term: Scotch Thistle
scotch+thistle_pag1.html

Scotch Whisky >> S Words
Scotch Whisky, definition of term: Scotch Whisky
scotch+whisky_pag1.html

Scotch Fiddle >> S Words
Scotch Fiddle, definition of term: Scotch Fiddle
scotch+fiddle_pag1.html

Scotch Egg >> S Words
Scotch Egg, definition of term: Scotch Egg
scotch+egg_pag1.html

Scotch Tape >> S Words
Scotch Tape, definition of term: Scotch Tape
scotch+tape_pag1.html


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