cowfinch

C3O1W4F4I1N1C3H4

noun

A female bullfinch

Scrabble 21

Meanings

nouncowfinch (plural cowfinches)

plural cowfinches

  1. 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 20
    1 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

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APA

cowfinch. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cowfinch

MLA

“cowfinch.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cowfinch. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cowfinch,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cowfinch.

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