ground robin

noun

1. towhee.

Word History and Origins

Origin of ground robin¹

An Americanism dating back to 1785–95

Example Sentences

But when neither side can even agree on what to call the other, it’s difficult to find the middle ground Robin describes.

From Washington Times

When the bread crumbs were scattered over the ground, Robin Redbreast invited the cardinal bird down again thinking they were for him!

From Project Gutenberg

From down on the ground Robin Redbreast had been listening.

From Project Gutenberg

Because he was hatched in a ground nest and loves to scratch about on the ground for insects, making the dead leaves and earth rubbish fly like any barnyard fowl, the towhee it often called the ground robin.

From Project Gutenberg

Naturally, a rescue party five strong could not do anything so tame as to walk through a front door; so although the window was four or five feet from the ground, Robin was hoisted up first by Peter’s strong arms, and then they all scrambled after him, one by one, till the little procession was ready to follow Babs and her captor into the warm, cosy study.

From Project Gutenberg