warriangle

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warriangle - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Wariangle \War`i*an"gle\, n. [OE. wariangel, weryangle; cf. AS.
     wearg outlaw, criminal, OHG, warg, warch, Goth. wargs (in
     comp.), G. w["u]rgengel, i. e., destroying angel, destroyer,
     killer, and E. worry.] (Zool.)
     The red-backed shrike (Lanius collurio); -- called also
     w["u]rger, worrier, and throttler. [Written also
     warriangle, weirangle, etc.] [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
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  Warriangle \War`ri*an"gle\, n. (Zool.)
     See Wariangle. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
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