Partridge

noun

/ˈpɑːtɹɪd͡ʒ/

Word Frequency: 1.2

Definitions

1.nounAny bird of a number of genera in the family Phasianidae, notably in the genera Perdix and Alectoris.

"On the first day of Christmas, my true love sent to me a partridge in a pear tree."

2.nounA type cannon charge composed of several missiles fired all together, similar to langrage or case-shot. Also a large cannon that shoots stones.

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