Obs. rare–1. [f. stein repr. northern form of STONE sb. + CHECK sb.4 Cf. STONE-CHACKER, STONECHAT.] A name for the Wheatear or the Stonechat.
1544. Turner, Avium Præcip. (1903), 52. De Cœrvleone … Anglicè, a clotburd, a smatche, an arlyng, a steinchek.
