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dickey-bird
(encz) | dickey-bird, n: |
dickeybird
(gcide) | Dickey \Dick"ey\, Dicky \Dick"y\, n.
1.
1. A false detachable shirt front or bosom. [Also spelled
dickie.]
[1913 Webster]
2. A gentleman's shirt collar. [Local, U. S.]
[1913 Webster]
3. A hat; esp., in U. S., a stiff hat or derby; in Eng., a
straw hat. [Slang]
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
4.
(a) A seat for the driver (In a carriage); -- called also
dickey box or dickie seat.
(b) A seat at the back for servants.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
5. One of various animals; specif.:
(a) A donkey.
(b) Any small bird; -- called also dickeybird or {dickey
bird}. [Colloq.]
(c) The hedge sparrow. [Dial. Eng.]
(d) The haddock.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.] dickeybird |
dickeybird
(gcide) | dickeybird \dickeybird\, dickey bird \dickey bird\n.
Any small bird; as, adults talking to children sometimes call
small birds dickeybirds. [informal]
Syn: dickybird.
[WordNet 1.5] |
dickey-bird
(wn) | dickey-bird
n 1: small bird; adults talking to children sometimes use these
words to refer to small birds [syn: dickeybird, {dickey-
bird}, dickybird, dicky-bird] |
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dickeybird
(gcide) | Dickey \Dick"ey\, Dicky \Dick"y\, n.
1.
1. A false detachable shirt front or bosom. [Also spelled
dickie.]
[1913 Webster]
2. A gentleman's shirt collar. [Local, U. S.]
[1913 Webster]
3. A hat; esp., in U. S., a stiff hat or derby; in Eng., a
straw hat. [Slang]
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
4.
(a) A seat for the driver (In a carriage); -- called also
dickey box or dickie seat.
(b) A seat at the back for servants.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
5. One of various animals; specif.:
(a) A donkey.
(b) Any small bird; -- called also dickeybird or {dickey
bird}. [Colloq.]
(c) The hedge sparrow. [Dial. Eng.]
(d) The haddock.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.] dickeybirddickeybird \dickeybird\, dickey bird \dickey bird\n.
Any small bird; as, adults talking to children sometimes call
small birds dickeybirds. [informal]
Syn: dickybird.
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