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Definition of Pettychaps

Pettychaps
Pettychaps Pet"ty*chaps, n. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of several species of small European singing birds of the subfamily Sylviin[ae], as the willow warbler, the chiff-chaff, and the golden warbler (Sylvia hortensis).
pettychaps
Chiff-chaff Chiff"-chaff, n. [So called from its note.] (Zo["o]l.) A species of European warbler (Sylvia hippolais); -- called also chip-chap, and pettychaps.

Meaning of Pettychaps from wikipedia

- nesting material, although the commonest of the English folk names was "pettychaps". These names were often shared with other warblers including the blackcap...