- Bull-finch
Bull-finch (engl., spr. -fintsch), Hindernis auf der Steeplechasebahn, ein Erdaufwurf oder eine niedrige Mauer, mit leichter, hoher Hecke gekrönt, die im Sprung zu durchbrechen ist.
http://www.zeno.org/Meyers-1905. 1905–1909.
Bull-finch
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