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名詞

stonechatter (plural stonechatters)

1. (archaic) stonechat
   • 1850, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, London: H.G. Bohn, page 373:

     One fine day in harvist (it was a holiday) Tom was takin' a ramble by himsilf thro' the land, an' wint sauntherin' along the sunny side uv a hidge [...] whin all uv a suddint he h'ard a clackin' sort o' n'ise jist a little way fornint him, in the hidge. "Dear me," said Tom, "but isn't it now raaly surprisin' to hear the stonechatters singin' so late in the saison."