Word Study
whinchat
CIDE DICTIONARY
whinchat, n. [So called because it frequents whins.].
A small warbler (Pratincola rubetra ) common in Europe; -- called also whinchacker , whincheck , whin-clocharet . [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
whinchat, n. a small brownish songbird, Saxicola rubetra.
Etymology
WHIN(1) + CHAT(2)
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