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- noun UK, birdwatching shortened term for the
red-throated diver .
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Examples
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Suddenly she took Francine's hand, and her voice, soft as that of the first red-throat singing after a storm, slowly gave sound to the following words: --
The Chouans Honor�� de Balzac 1824
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It becomes at least as fat as the red-throat or the ortolan, and nature has besides given it a slight bitterness, and a peculiar and exquisite perfume, which enables it to fill and delight all the gustatory organs.
The Physiology of Taste 1755-1826 Brillat-Savarin 1790
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