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hippy
(mass) | hippy
- hipík |
hippy
(encz) | hippy,hippie n: Zdeněk Brož |
hippy
(wn) | hippy
n 1: someone who rejects the established culture; advocates
extreme liberalism in politics and lifestyle [syn:
hippie, hippy, hipster, flower child] |
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chippy
(encz) | chippy,děvka n: Zdeněk Brožchippy,plný třísek Zdeněk Brož |
whippy
(encz) | whippy,ohebný adj: Zdeněk Brožwhippy,připomínající bič Zdeněk Brož |
chippy
(gcide) | Sparrow \Spar"row\, n. [OE. sparwe, AS. spearwa; akin to OHG.
sparo, G. sperling, Icel. sp["o]rr, Dan. spurv, spurre, Sw.
sparf, Goth. sparwa; -- originally, probably, the quiverer or
flutterer, and akin to E. spurn. See Spurn, and cf.
Spavin.]
1. (Zool.) One of many species of small singing birds of the
family Fringilligae, having conical bills, and feeding
chiefly on seeds. Many sparrows are called also finches,
and buntings. The common sparrow, or house sparrow, of
Europe (Passer domesticus) is noted for its familiarity,
its voracity, its attachment to its young, and its
fecundity. See House sparrow, under House.
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Note: The following American species are well known; the
chipping sparrow, or chippy, the sage sparrow,
the savanna sparrow, the song sparrow, the {tree
sparrow}, and the white-throated sparrow (see
Peabody bird). See these terms under Sage,
Savanna, etc.
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2. (Zool.) Any one of several small singing birds somewhat
resembling the true sparrows in form or habits, as the
European hedge sparrow. See under Hedge.
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He that doth the ravens feed,
Yea, providently caters for the sparrow,
Be comfort to my age! --Shak.
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Field sparrow, Fox sparrow, etc. See under Field,
Fox, etc.
Sparrow bill, a small nail; a castiron shoe nail; a
sparable.
Sparrow hawk. (Zool.)
(a) A small European hawk (Accipiter nisus) or any of
the allied species.
(b) A small American falcon (Falco sparverius).
(c) The Australian collared sparrow hawk ({Accipiter
torquatus}).
Note: The name is applied to other small hawks, as the
European kestrel and the New Zealand quail hawk.
Sparrow owl (Zool.), a small owl (Glaucidium passerinum)
found both in the Old World and the New. The name is also
applied to other species of small owls.
Sparrow spear (Zool.), the female of the reed bunting.
[Prov. Eng.]
[1913 Webster]Chippy \Chip"py\, a.
Abounding in, or resembling, chips; dry and tasteless.
[1913 Webster]Chippy \Chip"py\, n. (Zool.)
A small American sparrow (Spizella socialis), very common
near dwelling; -- also called chipping bird and {chipping
sparrow}, from its simple note.
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Chippy
(gcide) | Sparrow \Spar"row\, n. [OE. sparwe, AS. spearwa; akin to OHG.
sparo, G. sperling, Icel. sp["o]rr, Dan. spurv, spurre, Sw.
sparf, Goth. sparwa; -- originally, probably, the quiverer or
flutterer, and akin to E. spurn. See Spurn, and cf.
Spavin.]
1. (Zool.) One of many species of small singing birds of the
family Fringilligae, having conical bills, and feeding
chiefly on seeds. Many sparrows are called also finches,
and buntings. The common sparrow, or house sparrow, of
Europe (Passer domesticus) is noted for its familiarity,
its voracity, its attachment to its young, and its
fecundity. See House sparrow, under House.
[1913 Webster]
Note: The following American species are well known; the
chipping sparrow, or chippy, the sage sparrow,
the savanna sparrow, the song sparrow, the {tree
sparrow}, and the white-throated sparrow (see
Peabody bird). See these terms under Sage,
Savanna, etc.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Zool.) Any one of several small singing birds somewhat
resembling the true sparrows in form or habits, as the
European hedge sparrow. See under Hedge.
[1913 Webster]
He that doth the ravens feed,
Yea, providently caters for the sparrow,
Be comfort to my age! --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
Field sparrow, Fox sparrow, etc. See under Field,
Fox, etc.
Sparrow bill, a small nail; a castiron shoe nail; a
sparable.
Sparrow hawk. (Zool.)
(a) A small European hawk (Accipiter nisus) or any of
the allied species.
(b) A small American falcon (Falco sparverius).
(c) The Australian collared sparrow hawk ({Accipiter
torquatus}).
Note: The name is applied to other small hawks, as the
European kestrel and the New Zealand quail hawk.
Sparrow owl (Zool.), a small owl (Glaucidium passerinum)
found both in the Old World and the New. The name is also
applied to other species of small owls.
Sparrow spear (Zool.), the female of the reed bunting.
[Prov. Eng.]
[1913 Webster]Chippy \Chip"py\, a.
Abounding in, or resembling, chips; dry and tasteless.
[1913 Webster]Chippy \Chip"py\, n. (Zool.)
A small American sparrow (Spizella socialis), very common
near dwelling; -- also called chipping bird and {chipping
sparrow}, from its simple note.
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whippy
(wn) | whippy
adj 1: bending and snapping back readily without breaking [syn:
flexible, whippy] |
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