Definitions for "Bullfinch"
A bird of the genus Pyrrhula and other related genera, especially the Pyrrhula vulgaris or Pyrrhula rubicilla, a bird of Europe allied to the grosbeak, having the breast, cheeks, and neck, red.
common European finch mostly black and white with red throat and breast
Bullfinch is a name given to two groups of passerine birds.
Keywords:  boldly, formidable, thorn, jump, ditch
Often a pretty formidable jump. It is a thick, high thorn hedge, usually with a ditch; you have to jump boldly through the top part.
A bullfinch is a type of cross-country fence seen in eventing. It is made up of a solid base with a screen of twigs or brush extending upward on top, up to 6 feet high. The horse is meant to jump the base and through the screen of twigs, rather than over.
United States architect who designed the Capitol Building in Washington which served as a model for state capitols throughout the United States (1763-1844)