"purre" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: purres [plural]
Etymology: From Old English pur (“bittern”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|ang|pur|t=bittern}} Old English pur (“bittern”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} purre (plural purres)
  1. (UK, dialect) A bird, the dunlin. Tags: UK, dialectal
    Sense id: en-purre-en-noun-zRwLXTKN Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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