martin

noun

1. Many of the various passerine birds of the family Hirundinidae, which also includes swallows, that catch insects whilst flying.

   “Roof-haunting martins warm their eggs: / In these, in those the life is stay’d.”

2. (alt-of, obsolete)Obsolete form of marten

   “"Ye must avenge my sister's son's death; I will sables and martins bestow."”

name

1. (countable, uncountable)A male given name from Latin originally given in honor of a fourth century soldier-saint.

   “Expect Saint Martin's summer, halcyon days, / Since I have entered into these wars.”

   “What splendid names for boys there are! / There's Carol like a rolling car, / And Martin like a flying bird,/”

   “Martin was pretty dull as names went but 'Alex Blake' had a certain dash to it. His publishers hadn't considered Martin's own name to be 'punchy' enough.”

2. (countable, uncountable)A surname.

   “It all started when Nick Farmer bought George R. R. Martin a drink, but the plot really thickened when the linguist met Martin’s then-assistant Ty Franck.”

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