wetbird

English

Etymology

From wet +‎ bird; the chaffinch's cry was believed to foretell rain.

Noun

wetbird (plural wetbirds)

1. (UK, dialect) The chaffinch.

References

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