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• jail-bird

  One who has been confined in prison, from the old term of cage for a prison; a felon absurdly (and i...

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• Jail

  ·vt To <<Imprison>>. II. Jail ·noun A kind of prison; a building for the confinement of persons hel...

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• jail birds

  Prisoners. ...

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• Bird

  ·noun Fig.: A girl; a maiden. II. Bird ·vi To catch or shoot birds. III. Bird ·noun Specifically, ...

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• Bird

  Birds are divided in the Mosaic law into two classes, (1) the clean (Lev. 1:14-17; 5:7-10; 14:4-7), ...

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• bird

  see burd ...

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• Ant bird

  ·- ·see Ant bird, under Ant, ·noun. ...

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• Baltimore bird

  ·- ·Alt. of Baltimore oriole. ...

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• Bird cage

  ·noun ·Alt. of <<Birdcage>>. ...

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• Bird cherry

  ·- A shrub (Prunus Padus ) found in Northern and Central Europe. It bears small black cherries. ...

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• Bird fancier

  ·- One who takes pleasure in rearing or collecting rare or curious birds. II. Bird fancier ·- One w...

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• Bird pepper

  ·- A species of capsicum (Capsicum baccatum), whose small, conical, coral-red fruit is among the mos...

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• Bird-eyed

  ·adj Quick-sighted; catching a glance as one goes. ...

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• Bird-witted

  ·adj Flighty; passing rapidly from one subject to another; not having the faculty of attention. ...

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• Bower bird

  ·- An Australian bird (Ptilonorhynchus violaceus / holosericeus), allied to the starling, which cons...

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• Canary bird

  ·- A small singing bird of the Finch family (Serinus Canarius), a native of the Canary Islands. It w...

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• Chipping bird

  ·- The <<Chippy>>. ...

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• Devil bird

  ·noun A small water bird. ·see <<Dabchick>>. ...

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• Egg-bird

  ·noun A species of tern, ·esp. the sooty tern (Sterna fuliginosa) of the West Indies. In the Bahama ...

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• Galley-bird

  ·noun The European green woodpecker; also, the spotted woodpecker. ...

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• Huia bird

  ·- A New Zealand starling (Heteralocha acutirostris), remarkable for the great difference in the for...

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• Ling-bird

  ·noun The European meadow pipit; — called also titling. ...

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• Lyre bird

  ·- Any one of two or three species of Australian birds of the genus Menura. The male is remarkable f...

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• Mallee bird

  ·- The leipoa. ·see <<Leipoa>>. ...

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• Mino bird

  ·- An Asiatic bird (Gracula musica), allied to the starlings. It is black, with a white spot on the ...

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• Peabody bird

  ·- An American sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) having a conspicuous white throat. The name is imita...

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• Qua-bird

  ·noun The American night heron. ·see under <<Night>>. ...

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• Sea bird

  ·- Any swimming bird frequenting the sea; a sea fowl. ...

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• Water bird

  ·- Any aquatic bird; a water fowl. ...

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• Weet-bird

  ·noun The wryneck; — so called from its cry. ...

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• Wheatsel bird

  ·- The male of the chaffinch. ...

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• Whidah bird

  ·- Any one of several species of finchlike birds belonging to the genus Vidua, native of Asia and Af...

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• Whydah bird

  ·- ·Alt. of Whydah finch. ...

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• Widow bird

  ·- ·see Whidan bird. ...

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• bird-witted

  Inconsiderate, thoughtless, easily imposed on. ...

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• canary bird

  A jail bird, a person used to be kept in a cage; also, in the canting sense, guineas. ...

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• gallows bird

  A grief, or pickpocket; also one that associates with them. ...

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• newgate bird

  A thief or sharper, frequently caged in Newgate. ...

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• choir bird

  A complete rogue, one that has sung in different choirs or cages, i.e. gaols. CANT. ...

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• whore's bird

  A debauched fellow, the largest of all birds. He sings more like a whore's bird than a canary bird; ...

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• alarm-bird

  n. a bird-name no longer used inAustralia. There is an African Alarm-bird. 1848. J. Gould, `Birds ...

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• bell-bird

  n. name given to several birds,fromtheir note, like the tinkling of a bell. In Australia,a Honey-ea...

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• blight-bird

  n. a bird-name in New Zealand forthe Zosterops (q.v.). Called also Silver-eye (q.v.), Wax-eye, and ...

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• blood-bird

  n. name given to the Sanguineous Honey-eater. See honey-eater. 1848. J. Gould, `Birds of Australia...

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• bower-bird

  n. Australian bird. See quotation,1891. See Ptilonorhynchinae. The following are thevarieties – – –...

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• bristle-bird

  n. a name given to certainAustralian Reed-warblers. They are – – Sphenurabrachyptera, Latham; Long-...

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• butcher-bird

  n. The name is in use elsewhere,but in Australia it is applied to the genus Cracticus.The varieties...

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• cat-bird

  n. In America the name is given to Mimus carolinensis, a mocking thrush, which like theAustralian b...

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• clock-bird

  n. another name for the LaughingJachass. See Jackass. ...

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• dead-bird

  n. In Australia, a recent slangterm, meaning «a certainty.» The metaphor is frompigeon-shooting, wh...

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• dell-bird

  n. another name for the Bell-bird (q.v.). ...

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• diamond bird

  n. a bird-name. In the time ofGould this name was only applied to Pardalotuspunctatus, Temm. Since ...

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• dingle-bird

  n. a poetical name for theAustralian Bell-bird (q.v.). 1870. F. S. Wilson, `Australian Songs,' p. ...

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• dollar-bird

  n. name given to the Roller (q.v.). See quotations. 1827. Vigors and Horsfield, `Transactions of L...

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• fern-bird

  n. a New Zealand bird ofthe genus Sphenoecus. Also called Grass-bird,and New Zealand Pipit. There a...

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• fig-bird

  n. a bird-name. Sphecotheres maxillaris, Lath.; Yellow bellied, S. flaviventris, Gould. S. maxillar...

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• flute-bird

  n. another name for the bird Gymnorrhina tibicen, Lath. Called also Magpie (q.v.). 1862. H. C. Ken...

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• friar-bird

  n. an Australian bird, of the genuscalled Philemon, but originally named Tropidorhynchus (q.v.). It ...

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• gill-bird

  n. an occasional name for the Wattle-bird (q.v.). 1896. `Menu' for October 15: «Gill-bird on Toas...

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• glucking-bird

  n. a bird so named byLeichhardt, but not identified. Probably the Boobook (q.v.), and see its quota...

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• grass-bird

  n. In New Zealand, Sphenoeacus//sic. otherwhere Sphenaeacus GJC// punctatus, Gray, thesame as Fern-...

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• ground-bird

  n. name given in Australia to anybird of the genus Cinclosoma. The species are – – Chestnut-backed ...

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• honey-bird

  n. See honey-eater. ...

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• jack-bird

  n. a bird of the South Island of NewZealand, Creadion cinereus, Buller. See also Saddle-back and Cr...

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• lotus-bird

  n. Parra gallinacea, Temm.;called also the Jacana (q.v.), and the Parra (q.v.). 1890. C. Lumholtz,...

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• lyre-bird

  n. an Australian bird, originallycalled the Bird of Paradise of New South Wales; thencalled a Nativ...

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• mallee-bird

  n. an Australian bird, Leipoaocellata, Gould. Aboriginal name, the Lowan (q.v.);see Turkey. ...

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• minah-bird

  See minah ...

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• mocking-bird

  n. The name is given inAustralia to the Lyre-bird (q.v.), and in New Zealandto the Tui (q.v.). ...

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• mound-bird

  n. the jungle-hen of Australia.The birds scratch up heaps of soil and vegetable matter, inwhich the...

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• mulberry-bird

  n. name given to the Australianbird Sphecotheres maxillaris, Lath.; called also Fig-bird (q.v.). 1...

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• mutton-bird

  n. The word is ordinarily appliedto the Antarctic Petrel, AEstrelata lessoni. InAustralasia it is a...

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• nankeen bird

  See nankeen crane ...

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• organ-bird

  or Organ-Magpie n. other names for one of the Magpies (q.v.). 1848. J. Gould, `Birds of Australia...

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• parson-bird

  n. the New Zealand bird Prosthemadera novae-zelandiae, Gmel.; Maori name, Tui (q.v.). See also Poe. ...

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• pilot-bird

  n. This name is given toa sea-bird of the Caribbean Islands. In Australia itis applied to Pycnoptil...

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• porcupine-bird

  n. a bird inhabiting the Porcupine-Grass (q.v.) of Central Australia; the Striated Grass Wren, Amyt...

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• rain-bird

  n. The name is popularly given inmany parts of the world to various birds. The Rain-birdof Queensla...

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• regent-bird

  n. 1) An Australian Bower-bird, Sericulus melinus, Lath., named out of compliment to thePrince Rege...

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• rifle-bird

  n. sometimes called also Rifleman (q.v.); a bird of paradise. The male is of ageneral velvety black...

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• satin-bird

  n. another name for the SatinBower-bird. See Bower-bird. 1827. Vigors and Horsfield, `Transactions ...

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• scrub-bird

  n. name given to two Australianbirds, of the genus Atrichia. (Grk. 'atrichos= without hair.) They ar...

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• soldier-bird

  I. or Poor Soldier,or Old-Soldier bird n. anothername for the Friar-bird (q.v.). 1859. D. Bunce,...

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• stitch-bird

  n. a bird of New Zealand.See quotation. 1885. Hugh Martin, `Transactions of New Zealand Institute,...

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• sultana-bird

  n. a name for the Swamp-Hen (q.v.), Porphyrio melanonotus, Temm. 1872. A. Domett, `Ranolf,' p. 223...

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• summer-bird

  n. the Old Colonists' name for the Wood-swallows. See Swallow. In Tasmania it isapplied to a specie...

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• sun-bird

  n. a common name of various birds.Applied in Australia to Cinnyris frenata, Mull. 1869. J. Gould, ...

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• thunder-bird

  n. an early name for oneof the Thickheads (q.v.), or Pachycephalae (q.v.). See also quotation, 1896...

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• tropic-bird

  n. The English name is appliedbecause the bird is usually seen in the tropics. The speciesobserved ...

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• wattle-bird

  n. an Australian bird, so calledfrom the wattles or fleshy appendages hanging to his ear. Inthe Yel...

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• weaver-bird

  n. The English name Weaver-bird, in its present broad sense as appliedto a wide variety of birds, i...

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• whip-bird

  n. See coach-whip bird. ...

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• grey-bird

  a thrush. S. ...

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• bird-bolt

  A species of arrow, short and thick, used to kill birds without piercing their skins. ...

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• boatswain-bird

  ♦ Phaethon æthereus, a tropical bird, so called from its sort of whistle. It is distinguished by two...

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• frigate-bird

  ♦ Tachypetes aquila, a sea-bird generally seen in the tropics. It seems to live on the wing, is part...

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• snow-bird

  See ivory gull ...

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• tropic-bird

  ♦ Phaethon æthereus, a well-known sea-bird, distinguished by two very long feathers in its tail; als...

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• whale-bird

  A beautiful little bird seen hovering in flocks over the Southern Ocean, in search of the small crus...

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• Bird of paradise

  ·- The name of several very beautiful birds of the genus Paradisea and allied genera, inhabiting New...

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• Bird, Robert Montgomery

  (1803-1854) Novelist, an American physician, wrote three tragedies, The Gladiator, Oraloosa, and Th...

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• bird and baby

  The sign of the eagle and child. ...

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• saint luke's bird

  An ox; that Evangelist being always represented with an ox. ...

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• bird-catching plant

  n. a New Zealand shrub ortree, Pisonia brunoniana, Endl., N.O. Nyctagineae; Maori name, Parapara. ...

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• coach-whip bird

  n. Psophodes crepitans,V. and H. (see Gould's `Birds of Australia,' vol. iii. pl. 15);Black-throate...

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• mutton-bird tree

  n. a tree, Seneciorotundifolius, Hook.: so called because the mutton-birds,especially in Foveaux St...

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• paradise, bird of

  n. English bird-name,originally applied in Australia to the Lyre-bird (q.v.),now given to Manucoda ...

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• old-soldier bird

  See soldier-birdI. ...

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• black-bird catching

  The slave-trade. ...

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• bird of the eye

  the pupil or sight of the eye. Suff. ...

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• man-of-war bird

  , or frigate bird. ♦ Fregata aquila, a sea-bird of the family Pelecanidæ, found in the tropics, re...

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• Bird and Hand Alley, Court

  In Cheapside (P.C. 1732-Boyle, 1799). "Bird in Hand Alley" in Boyle. See Bird in Hand Alley, Court...

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• Bird in Hand Alley, Court

  South out of Cheapside at No.76 (P.O. Directory). West of Bucklersbury, in Cheap Ward. First mentio...

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