A bird, the western Orphean warbler, Sylvia hortensis, prized by gourmets.
firepinks
firepinks
noun
plural of firepink
kissproof
kissproof
adj
(of lipstick) Resistant to smearing when the wearer is kissed.
kniphofia
kniphofia
noun
Any of several plants, of the genus Kniphofia, having bright, upright flowers.
koopbrief
pecksniff
pecksniff
Proper noun
A character in the Dickensian novel , known for his great hypocrisy
pickproof
pickproof
adj
(of a lock) Resistant to being picked.
pickshaft
pikestaff
pikestaff
noun
A staff with a spike in the lower end, to guard against slipping.
The wooden shaft of a pike.
pinkified
pitchfork
pitchfork
noun
(casual, loosely) Any fork used for farm labor, even a digging fork (but such usage is often considered ignorant by experienced farmers).
(rare) A tuning fork.
A similar fork with slightly more and heavier tines, used for mucking stalls and pitching soiled bedding into a wagon or manure spreader.
An agricultural tool comprising a fork with sparse, light tines, attached to a long handle, used for pitching hay (especially loose hay) high up onto a stack (as on a wagon or haystack, or into a haymow).
verb
(transitive) To toss or carry with a pitchfork.
(transitive, figurative) To throw suddenly.
prickfoot
prokofiev
prooflike
prooflike
adj
(numismatics) Of a coin: highly reflective, like the first batch struck from a new die.
puckfoist
riskproof
riskproof
adj
Resistant to risk.
skidproof
skidproof
adj
Resistant to skidding; nonslip.
spikefish
spikefish
noun
Any of the family Triacanthodidae of ray-finned fishes related to the pufferfishes and triggerfishes.