dickeybird

[ dik-ee-burd ]

noun

1. dickey ¹( def 4 ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of dickeybird¹

First recorded in 1775–85; dickey ¹ + bird

Example Sentences

Had anyone, she asked, ever heard of a little dickeybird that dared to sing his charming song without first opening his litde beak wide, wide, wide?

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