- dickeybird
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/dik"ee berrd'/, n.dickey1 (def. 4).[1775-85; DICKEY1 + BIRD]
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dickeybird — dickeybird, dickey bird dickey bird . Any small bird; as, adults talking to children sometimes call small birds dickeybirds. [informal] Syn: dickybird. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dickeybird — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dickeybird — n. (term used by adults when talking to children) small bird, dickey … English contemporary dictionary
dickeybird — noun small bird; adults talking to children sometimes use these words to refer to small birds • Syn: ↑dickey bird, ↑dickybird, ↑dicky bird • Usage Domain: ↑colloquialism • Hypernyms: ↑bird * * * … Useful english dictionary
dickey bird — dickeybird dickeybird, dickey bird dickey bird . Any small bird; as, adults talking to children sometimes call small birds dickeybirds. [informal] Syn: dickybird. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dickey bird — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dickie — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Dicky — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dickybird — n. same as {dickeybird}. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
