Definitions
A small songbird, often known for a red or orange breast.
Word origin
Short for robin redbreast. Also from Middle English robynet, robynett (“robin (bird)”), from the Middle English name Robynett, a diminutive of the Middle English name Robyn (“Robin”).
Used in a sentence
“As they turned into Hertford Street they startled a robin from the poet's head on a barren fountain, and he fled away with a cameo note.”
“They ſay hee is already in the Forreſt of Arden, and a many merry men with him; and there liue like the old Robin Hood of England”
“This waly boy will be nae coof: /I think we'll call him Robin./ Robin was a rovin' boy, / Rantin', rovin', rantin', rovin', /Robin was a rovin' boy, / Rantin', rovin' Robin.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Red-chested bird”5 letters
02“Red-breasted bird”5 letters
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