cage bird
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of cage bird
First recorded in 1620–30
Example Sentences
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This is one of the species most usually kept in Europe as a cage bird.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6 "Cockaigne" to "Columbus, Christopher" by Various
Be no cage bird who will not fly out into the sunlight when the door is opened freely.
From A Friend of Caesar A Tale of the Fall of the Roman Republic. Time, 50-47 B.C. by Davis, William Stearns
My father has presented me with a beautiful house here—or so I believe, for I have not yet seen it, being a cage bird but for nocturnal sorties in the garden.
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 24 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis
It is a favorite cage bird, and breeds as freely as caged canaries, so it is well-known in Europe.
From An Australian Bird Book A Pocket Book for Field Use by Leach, John Albert
"Alas," cries the cage bird, "I should not know where to sit perched in the sky."
From My Reminiscences by Hesh, Sasi Kumar
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