goldfinch

Anne | Friday, May 25th, 2007 | 1 Comment »

One who has commonly a purse full of gold. Goldfinches; guineas.

–From the 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.

Posted in 1811 VT, Word of the Day

One Comment

  1. Matthias Rawling says:
    May 25, 2007 at 12:06 pm

    I have something better than a purse of gold: these awesome socks with toes I am currently wearing thanks to Miss Mallory.

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