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Cat
·noun A cat o' nine tails. ·see <<Below>>.
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cat
A common prostitute. An old cat; a cross old woman.
to cat
To vomit from drunkenness.
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cat, native
n.
a small carnivorous marsupial,of the genus Dasyurus. The so-called native cat is nota cat at all...
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cat
A ship formed on the Norwegian model, and usually employed in the coal and timber trade. These vesse...
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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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Cat-eyed
·adj Having eyes like a cat; hence, able to see in the dark.
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Cat-harpin
·noun ·see Cat-harping.
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Cat-harping
·noun One of the short ropes or iron cramps used to brace in the shrouds toward the masts so a to gi...
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Cat-hole
·noun One of two small holes astern, above the gunroom ports, through which hawsers may be passed.
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Cat-rigged
·adj Rigged like a catboat.
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Cat-salt
·noun A sort of salt, finely granulated, formed out of the bittern or leach brine.
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Cat-silver
·noun <<Mica>>.
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Cat-tail
·noun A tall rush or flag (Typha latifolia) growing in marshes, with long, flat leaves, and having i...
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Gib-cat
·noun A male cat, ·esp. an old one. ·see lst Gib. ·noun.
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Hell-cat
·noun A witch; a hag.
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Sea cat
·- The wolf fish.
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Tib-cat
·noun A female cat.
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Wild-cat
·adj Running without control; running along the line without a train; as, a wild-cat locomotive.
II...
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Cat Alley
North out of Long Lane, in Farringdon Ward Without (O. and M. 1677-Boyle, 1799). "Catt Alley" (Stryp...
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cat-heads
A Woman's breasts.
SEA PHRASE.
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cat call
A kind of whistle, chiefly used at theatres, to interrupt the actors, and damn a new piece. It deriv...
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cat lap
Tea, called also scandal broth.
See scandal broth.
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cat match
When a rook or cully is engaged amongst bad bowlers.
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cat sticks
Thin legs, compared to sticks with which boys play at cat.
See trap sticks.
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cat whipping
A trick often practised on ignorant country fellows, vain of their strength, by laying a wager with ...
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cheshire cat
He grins like a Cheshire cat; said of anyone who shews his teeth and gums in laughing.
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gib cat
A northern name for a he cat, there commonly called Gilbert. As melancholy as a gib cat; as melancho...
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hell cat
A termagant, a vixen, a furious scolding woman.
See termagant and vixen.
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cat-fish
n.
The name is applied in the OldWorld to various fishes of the family Siluridae, andalso to the Wo...
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native cat
n.
See cat.
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tiger-cat
n.
special name appliedto the Common and Spotted-tailed Native Cat.See under Cat.
1832. J. Bischof...
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cat-tails
Hares-tail rush (erophorum vaginatum). So called from its resemblance to a cat's tail. This name is ...
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cat-ham'd
fumbling, awkward, without dexterity. Exmoor.
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whern-cat
a queen-cat, or female cat. QUEEN, in Saxon, was used to signify the female ; ex. g. QUEEN FUGOL, a ...
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wild-cat
the pole-cat. Lane.
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cat-beam
This, called also the beak-head beam, is the broadest beam in the ship, and is generally made of two...
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cat-block
A two or three fold block, with an iron strop and large hook to it, which is employed to cat or draw...
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cat-fall
The rope rove for the cat-purchase, by which the anchor is raised to the cat-head or catted.
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cat-fish
A name for the sea-wolf (Anarrhicas lupus).
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cat-gut
A term applied to the sea-laces or Fucus filum. (See sea-catgut.)
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cat-harpings
, or catharpin legs
Ropes under the tops at the lower end of the futtock-shrouds, serving to brace...
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cat-head
The cat-head passes through the bow-bulwark obliquely forward on a radial line from the fore-mast, r...
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cat-holes
Places or spaces made in the quarter, for carrying out fasts or springs for steadying or heaving ast...
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cat-hook
A strong hook which is a continuation of the iron strop of the cat-block, used to hook the ring of t...
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cat-lap
A common phrase for tea or weak drink.
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cat-rig
A rig which in smooth water surpasses every other, but, being utterly unsuited for sea or heavy weat...
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cat-rope
A line for hauling the cat-hook about: also cat-back-rope, which hauls the block to the ring of the ...
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cat-stopper
, or cathead-stopper
A piece of rope or chain rove through the ring of an anchor, to secure it for...
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cat-tackle
A strong tackle, used to draw the anchor perpendicularly up to the cat-head, which latter is sometim...
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sea-cat
A name of the wolf-fish, Anarrhicas lupus.
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thieves' cat
A cat o' nine tails having knots upon it, and only used for the punishment of theft.
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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.
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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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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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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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jail bird
A prisoner; one who has been confined in prison.--Webster.
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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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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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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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(The) Cat and Fiddle
In the parish of St. Benet Sherehog, 1542 (L. and P. H. VIII. XVII. 393).
Earliest mention: "le Cat...
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cat harping fashion
Drinking cross-ways, and not, as usual, over the left thumb. SEA TERM.
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cat in pan
To turn cat in pan, to change sides or parties; supposed originally to have been to turn CATE or CAK...
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whipping the cat
A trick often practised on ignorant country fellows, vain of their strength, by laying a wager with ...
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cherry-coloured cat
A black cat, there being black cherries as well as red.
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kit-cat club
A society of gentlemen, eminent for wit and learning, who in the reign of queen Anne and George I. m...
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to shoot the cat
To vomit from excess of liquor; called also catting.
To vomit from drunkenness.
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cat-tail grass
Herds grass, or timothy.
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wild cat bank
One of the various terms applied at the West to some of the irresponsible banks of the country. A ba...
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cat the anchor
When the cat is hooked and "cable enough" veered and stoppered, the anchor hangs below the cat-head,...
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combing the cat
The boatswain, or other operator, running his fingers through the cat o' nine tails, to separate the...
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fore cat-harpings
See cat-harpings.
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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...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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mutton-bird tree
n.
a tree, Seneciorotundifolius, Hook.: so called because the mutton-birds,especially in Foveaux St...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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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 ...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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old-soldier bird
See soldier-birdI.
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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black-bird catching
The slave-trade.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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Cat o' nine tails
·- ·see under <<Cat>>.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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The Cat and Fiddle Cheap
A shop called the "Catt and Fiddell" in the parish of St. Peter in Chepe, 4 Ed. VI. (Lond. I. p.m. I...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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cat and bagpipean society
A society which met at their office in the great western road: in their summons, published in the da...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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cat of nine tails
A scourge composed of nine strings of whip-cord, each string having nine knots.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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cat-with-two-tails
an earwig. Northum.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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salt-cat, or gate
a cake of salt used to decoy pigeons. North.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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cat o' nine tails
An instrument of punishment used on board ships in the navy; it is commonly of nine pieces of line o...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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bird of the eye
the pupil or sight of the eye. Suff.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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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...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Cat and Wheel Alley, Bishopsgate
See Catherine Wheel Alley.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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to see how the cat jumps
A metaphorical expression meaning, to discover the secrets or designs of others.
We also say, in th...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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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...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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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...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.