partridge
noun (a partridge, partridges)
Everyday
A plump brown bird that lives on the ground in fields and is sometimes hunted for food. tree →
In the lessons
Famous in the carol «The Twelve Days of Christmas»: «a partridge in a pear tree». In science, a game bird.
Examples
- A partridge ran across the field. tree →
- «A partridge in a pear tree!» we sang. tree →
- The partridges hid in the long grass. tree →
- Partridges lay many eggs. tree →
- The farmer saw a flock of partridges. tree →
- Partridges are game birds. tree →
- One day by chance he found a tame Partridge for sale. tree →
Note
Plural: partridges. Not to be confused with pheasant.
In Jewish tradition
David compares himself to a partridge hunted on the mountains, when King Saul is hunting him down.
Interpretation. Tradition sees David's words as showing his humility and innocence, chased though he had done no wrong.
Examples
- Now therefore, let not my blood fall to the earth away from the presence of the LORD; for the king of Israel is come out to seek a single flea, as when one doth hunt a partridge in the mountains.' (Prophets 1SA.26.20, JPS 1917) tree →
Note
Plural: partridges. Not to be confused with pheasant.
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «partridge» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «partridge» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
- Trees and pragmatics of «partridge» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «partridge» in the Judaism dictionary on Mova free.
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