lintwhite

(lint′hwīt′, -wīt′)

noun

linnet

Origin: ME lynkwhitte, altered < OE lynetuige, lit., flax-plucker < lin (see line) + -twige < or akin to twiccian: see twitch

See lintwhite in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A linnet.

Origin:

Origin: By folk etymology from Middle English linkwhitte

Origin: , alteration of Old English līnetwige

Origin: : līn, flax; see linseed

Origin: + -twige, plucker, eater

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