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fieldfare definition

field·fare (fēld′fer′)

noun

a European thrush (Turdus pilaris) with a grayish head and brown wings

Etymology: ME feldefare, altered (after faren, fare) < OE feldeware, lit., “field-dweller” < feld, field + ? wærian, to guard, inhabit: ? folk etym.

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