partridge
/ˈpɑːtɹɪd͡ʒ//ˈpɑɹtɹɪd͡ʒ/
noun
- 1
Any 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
A 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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