chaffie

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

chaffinch +‎ -ie

Noun[edit]

chaffie (plural chaffies)

  1. (informal) A chaffinch.
    • 2013, Andrew Greig, When They Lay Bare:
      Her red head dipped then came up like a chaffie's down by the linn, and she came silently across the yard towards him.