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dicky-bird

noun

Definitions

  1. A small bird.

    • The Swan and the Dickey-bird: A Fable.
    • Simple Simon went a hunting, He thought he could not fail, For to catch a Dickie Bird, For he’d got a little salt to put upon his tail.

  2. A word

    A word; a brief chat.

    • We've not heard a dicky-bird about anything relating to his birthday.

  3. A small thing.

    • I peeked into the cellar but there was nothing there. Not a dicky-bird.

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