thickbill

English

Etymology

From thick +‎ bill.

Noun

thickbill (plural thickbills)

  1. (UK, dialect) The bullfinch.
  2. Any of a number or other thick-billed birds, such as the pine grosbeak (Pinicola enucleator).

References

“thickbill”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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