nine-killer
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
The bird was believed to kill and impale on thorns nine birds, etc., in succession.
Noun[edit]
nine-killer (plural nine-killers)
- (archaic) The northern shrike (Lanius borealis).
References[edit]
- “nine-killer”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.