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rainbird
[ reyn-burd ]
noun
- any of several birds, especially the black-billed cuckoo ( Coccyzus erythropthalmus ) and the yellow-billed cuckoo ( C. americanus ), that are said to call frequently before a rainstorm.
rainbird
/ ˈreɪnˌbɜːd /
noun
- any of various birds, such as (in Britain) the green woodpecker, whose cry is supposed to portend rain
Example Sentences
In the original "Firestarter," George C. Scott's character John Rainbird wins the trust of Drew Barrymore's fire prodigy Charlie in order to betray that trust.
Probably the best example of the powerlessness that comes along with that is her relationship with John Rainbird: George C. Scott playing a Native man who's a Shop assassin disguised as an orderly who befriends Charlie.
Karin Rainbird, a pagan prison chaplain, recently helped start a seven-strong Wiccan coven in Pontypridd, south Wales.
Around the time that Pulling was coming together, she met Jeremy Rainbird, who worked in advertising.
Both professionally and personally, 2019 was a tough year: Catastrophe ended, and so did her marriage to Rainbird.
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