nine-killer
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]The bird was believed to kill and impale on thorns nine birds, etc., in succession.
Noun
[edit]nine-killer (plural nine-killers)
- (archaic) The northern shrike (Lanius borealis).
References
[edit]- “nine-killer”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.