bullfinch

noun4

1. •
   The Eurasian bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula).
2. •
   Any of various other Old World finches in the genus Pyrrhula.
3. •
   An obstacle for a horse, consisting of a solid fence with brush above it, through which the horse should jump.
4. •
   (slang, no longer used) A large, thick quickset hedge.

   • Young Hurrell turned them on the right; the officer on the polo pony and Mr. Westall, between them, dissected a "bullfinch" on the left, but the ditch and the briars took toll of the former. — 1900