bird call

or bird·call

noun

a sound made by a bird.

a sound imitating that of a bird.

a device used to imitate the sound of a bird.

Nearby words

birchbark biting, birchen, bircher, bird, bird band, bird call, bird cherry, bird colonel, bird dismount, bird dog, bird face

Origin of bird call

First recorded in 1615–25

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Examples from the Web for bird call

Of course, I dared not call, so I gave a soft whistle, as near like a bird-call as I could.
Three Times and Out|Nellie L. McClung
He gave the boy this clock and the bird-call to amuse him while he went upstairs and packed his trunk.
John Thorndyke's Cases|R. Austin Freeman
The use of proper means to effect our purpose is enforced in the warning that "Fish are not to be caught with a bird-call."
Proverb Lore|F. Edward Hulme
There is the "Siegfried" bird-call running through my head again!
An American Girl in Munich|Mabel W. Daniels

The falcon flew to another place and gave her bird-call again.
The King of Ireland's Son|Padraic Colum

British Dictionary definitions for bird call

bird call

noun

the characteristic call or song of a bird

an imitation of this

an instrument imitating the call of a bird, used esp by hunters or bird-catchers

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bird call

or bird·call

noun

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Examples from the Web for bird call

British Dictionary definitions for bird call

bird call

noun