What is the whinchat; -- so called from its note. [Prov. Eng.] Death tick. (Zoöl.) See Deathwatch called?
tick — (Zoöl.) The whinchat; -- so called from its note. [Prov. Eng.] Death tick. (Zoöl.) See Deathwatch. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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