shilfa

S1H4I1L1F4A1

noun

The chaffinch.

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Meanings

nounshilfa (plural shilfas)

plural shilfas

  1. UKdialectalThe chaffinch.

    And the birds! not the gray sparrows you see here, but shilfas and bullfinches and yellow-yeldrings.

    1866, Alexander Smith, Alfred Hagart's Household, page 20

Origin

From its call.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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