Meanings
plural cowfinches
- rareA female bullfinch
The cowfinch, for example, simply acquires the song of the lesbian who tends her, whether this lesbian is a cowfinch or not.
1988, S. Baboo, Guide to Gracious Lesbian Living, Lilitha, page 201 more example
'Do you get cowfinches?' she asked. 'Yup. Cowfinches are a sort of brownish grey, and they eat just as much blossom, but nobody notices because they're so unobtrusive.'
2016, Janet Shepperson, Vinnie's Wilderness, Liberties Press, →ISBN, page 23
Origin
From cow + finch, after bull in bullfinch.
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