brown
→
common bullfinch
1 realization
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Motivation | |
| language | English | |
| lexeme | tawny | |
| meaning 1 | light brown to brownish orange colour | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | (Somerset) common bullfinch | |
| reference | Desfayes 1998 | |
| comment | Also tony-hoop, tony-hood, tonny-hood |
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due to the coloration of the female bird
Common bullfinch female (Wikimedia Commons, Tlusťa)