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chaf·finch (c̸haf′inc̸h′)

noun

a small European finch (Fringilla coelebs) that has a white patch on each shoulder: often kept in a cage as a pet

Etymology: OE ceaffinc: see chaff & finch: it eats chaff and grain

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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