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Definition of Redbreast

1. Noun. Small Old World songbird with a reddish breast.

Definition of Redbreast

1. n. The European robin.

Definition of Redbreast

1. Noun. Any of several unrelated birds that have a red breast; but especially the European robin, ''Erithacus rubecula''. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Redbreast

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Medical Definition of Redbreast

1. 1. The European robin. The American robin. See Robin. The knot, or red-breasted snipe; called also robin breast, and robin snipe. See Knot. 2. The long-eared pondfish. See Pondfish. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Redbreast

Literary usage of Redbreast

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1. Observations on the Popular Antiquities of Great Britain: Chiefly by John Brand, Henry Ellis (1901)
"Atomes or flies swarming together, and sporting themselves in the sun-beams is a good omen of fair weather." ROBIN redbreast. ..."

2. The Sunday Magazine by Thomas Guthrie, William Garden Blaikie, Benjamin Waugh (1875)
"ROBIN redbreast. C" ENTLE Robin redbreast, ^-* I'll sing a song to thee, Even a Robin's friendship In the virgin springtide Where the violet cowers, ..."

3. McGuffey's Fifth Eclectic Reader by William Holmes McGuffey (1896)
"Robin, Robin redbreast, 0 Robin dear! Robin sings so sweetly In the falling of ... Robin, Robin redbreast, O Robin dear! And what will this poor Robin do? ..."

4. McGuffey's Fifth Eclectic Reader by William Holmes McGuffey (1879)
"Robin, Robin redbreast, O Robin dear! Robin sings so sweetly In the falling of the year. 2. Bright yellow, red, and orange, The leaves come down in hosts; ..."

5. Observations on Popular Antiquities Chiefly Illustrating the Origin of Our by John Brand, Henry Ellis (1900)
"ROBIN-redbreast. Touching the common notion that it is ominous or unlucky to ... As for the robin-redbreast, not improbably he owes his security to the old ..."

6. A Book of Famous Verse by Agnes Repplier (1892)
"ROBIN redbreast Lest you should think he never could recapture The first fine ... Robin, Robin redbreast, O Robin dear! Robin sings so sweetly In the ..."

7. The Americana: A Universal Reference Library, Comprising the Arts and ...by Frederick Converse Beach, George Edwin Rines by Frederick Converse Beach, George Edwin Rines (1912)
"redbreast, or Robin redbreast, a familiar European warbler ... In Great Britain the redbreast is a permanent resident, but in more northern countries it is ..."

8. A History of British Birds by Thomas Bewick, Ralph Beilby, Henry Cotes (1826)
"ROBIN-redbreast, OR RUDDOCK. (Motacilla rubecula, Linn. ... In spring the redbreast retires to woods and thickets, where, with its mate, it prepares for the ..."

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