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old bird

noun

  1. humorous.
    a wary and astute person
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Example Sentences

Tough old bird that he was, I always thought he would outlive us all.

I visited this nest several times, and saw the old bird feeding her young.

"I know what's the matter with that damned old bird," he said.

She wouldn't have minded the doctor, he said, but she would naturally want to keep the old bird out of the swim.

The feet of a young chicken are smooth and soft; whereas, those of an old bird are rough, hard, and scaly.

He is a kind old bird, though he holds his neck so crooked and looks like there was nothing to smile at in the whole wide world.

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