Sparrow

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• Sparrow

  ·noun Any one of several small singing birds somewhat resembling the true sparrows in form or habits...

  Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

• sparrow

  Mumbling a sparrow; a cruel sport frequently practised at wakes and fairs: for a small premium, a bo...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• Sparrow

  (Heb. tzippor, from a root signifying to "chirp" or "twitter," which appears to be a phonetic repres...

  William Smith's Bible Dictionary

• Water sparrow

  ·- The reed bunting. II. Water sparrow ·- The reed warbler. ...

  Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

• Sparrow Corner

  At 83 and 84 Minories, at the south-east corner and at the west end of Royal Mint Street (P.O. Direc...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• sparrow-mouthed

  Wide-mouthed, like the mouth of a sparrow: it is said of such persons, that they do not hold their m...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• satin-sparrow

  n. Same as satin-robin (q.v.). ...

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

• swamp-sparrow

  n. a nickname in New Zealandfor the Fern-bird (q.v.). 1888. W. L. Buller, `Birds of New Zealand,' ...

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

• sparrow grass

  A vulgar pronunciation of asparagus both in England and America. Hence the celebrated charade by a c...

  Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.

• mumble a sparrow

  A cruel sport practised at wakes and fairs, in the following manner: A cock sparrow whose wings are ...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose