redbreast

[ red-brest ]

/ ˈrɛdˌbrɛst /

the European robin, Erithacus rubecula.

the North American robin, Turdus migratorius.

any of various other birds, as a dowitcher or knot.

a freshwater sunfish, Lepomis auritus, of the eastern U.S.

Origin of redbreast

late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425; see origin at red¹, breast

Imbrie asked with intolerable insolence: “Will you be my servant, Redbreast?”

The Woman from Outside |Hulbert Footner
Next came the Redbreast, whose decks were soon as crowded as the Snaefell's had been.

Tell England |Ernest Raymond
This bird is larger than his English cousin the Redbreast and many think has a finer note than any other of the Thrush family.

Birds Illustrated by Color Photograph, Volume 1, Number 2, February, 1897 |anonymous
In Central Europe, where there is also no trace of a passion legend attached to the redbreast, he is held none the less sacred.

Donahoe's Magazine, Volume 15, No. 1, January 1886 |Various

She had on a cosy jacket, a fur turban of some sort with a redbreast in it, and her cheeks were flushed from exertion.

The Old Peabody Pew |Kate Douglas Wiggin

redbreast

/ (ˈrɛdˌbrɛst) /

any of various birds having a red breast, esp the Old World robin See robin (def. 1)