nine-killer

== English == === Etymology === The bird was believed to kill and impale on thorns nine birds, etc., in succession. === Noun === nine-killer (plural nine-killers) (archaic) The northern shrike (Lanius borealis). === References === “nine-killer”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.