partridge

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see also: Partridge

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈpɑːtɹɪd͡ʒ/
• (America) enPR: pärʹtrĭj, IPA: /ˈpɑɹtɹɪd͡ʒ/

Noun

partridge (plural partridges)

1. (ornithology) 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. (obsolete, military) A type cannon charge composed of several missiles fired all together, similar to langrage or case-shot. Also a large cannon that shoots stones.

Translations

• French: perdrix, (male) garbon, (offspring) perdreau
• German: Rebhuhn
• Italian: pernice
• Portuguese: perdiz
• Russian: куропа́тка
• Spanish: perdiz

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Partridge

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Proper noun

1. Surname
   • 1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling. In Six Volumes, volume (please specify ), London: Printed by A[ndrew] Millar, […], OCLC 928184292 ↗:

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     Mrs Partridge, upon this, immediately fell into a fury, and discharged the trencher on which she was eating, at the head of poor Jenny […]

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