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Definition: wurger
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.] (Zo["o]l.)
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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