The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Brambling \Bram"bling\, n. [OE. bramline. See Bramble, n.]
   (Zool.)
   The European mountain finch (Fringilla montifringilla); --
   called also bramble finch and bramble.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Bramble \Bram"ble\ (br[a^]m"b'l), n. [OE. brembil, AS.
   br[=e]mel, br[=e]mbel, br[=ae]mbel (akin to OHG. br[=a]mal),
   fr. the same root as E. broom, As. br[=o]m. See Broom.]
   1. (Bot.) Any plant of the genus Rubus, including the
      raspberry and blackberry. Hence: Any rough, prickly shrub.
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            The thorny brambles, and embracing bushes. --Shak.
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   2. (Zool.) The brambling or bramble finch.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

bramble
    n 1: any of various rough thorny shrubs or vines