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cockbird

noun

Etymology

From cock + bird.

  1. inherited from bridd — “chick, fledgling, chicken”
  2. inherited from bird
  3. compounded as cockbird — “cock + bird”

Definitions

  1. The male of a game bird, especially of a pheasant.

  2. The male of any bird.

    • Then the old cock bird - he can be distinguished by his brighter plumage - hops out into full view.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA