barley-bird (English, noun)
expansion: barley-bird (plural barley-birds)
Senses:
glosses: Any of several birds distinguished by their appearance in England at the time of barley-sowing.
The yellow wagtail. (Motacilla spp.)
glosses: Any of several birds distinguished by their appearance in England at the time of barley-sowing.
The wryneck. (Jynx spp.)
glosses: Any of several birds distinguished by their appearance in England at the time of barley-sowing.
The Eurasian siskin.
tags: obsolete
Forms:
form: barley-birds
tags: plural