missel thrush

[ mis-uhl ]

noun

1. mistle thrush.

missel thrush

/ ˈmɪsəl /

noun

1. See mistle thrush
   a variant spelling of mistle thrush

Word History and Origins

Origin of missel thrush¹

First recorded in 1765–75

Example Sentences

"Send for the weasel, then," said a missel-thrush, also perching in the hawthorn.

From Project Gutenberg

The missel-thrush did as he was bid, and in about half-an-hour the young prince approached the palace.

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"It is selling our honour—making a bargain and a market of our ancestors' courage," said the missel-thrush.

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So when David saw his chance of being a missel-thrush again he called out to me quickly: "Don't drop the letter!"

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One of them was a noble bird, such as I had never seen before, of very fine bright plumage, and larger than a missel-thrush.

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