Bull Finchとは 意味・読み方・使い方

別の表記

• bull-finch

語源

From bull +‎ finch.

発音

• IPA: /ˈbʊlˌfɪnt͡ʃ/

名詞

bullfinch (plural bullfinches)

1. The Eurasian bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula).

   Synonyms: common bullfinch, Eurasian bullfinch, plum bird, plum budder, pope (UK, regional)

2. Any of various other Old World finches in the genus Pyrrhula.
3. (UK, archaic, hunting, slang) A large, thick quickset hedge.
   • 1900, H. B. Yerburgh, Leaves from a hunting diary in Essex, page 180:

     Young Hurrell turned them on the right; the officer on the polo pony and Mr. Westall, between them, dissected a "bullfinch" on the left, but the ditch and the briars took toll of the former.

4. (equestrianism) An obstacle for a horse, consisting of a solid fence with brush above it, through which the horse should jump.