canary seed
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of canary seed
First recorded in 1590–1600
Example Sentences
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He went shopping for canary seed and Polly, loose in the pet shop, settled on his shoulder and said, 'Pretty boy, I love you so.'
From Time Magazine Archive
"Only," added Susan, "I must buy Dicky's canary seed."
From The Stokesley Secret by Charlotte Mary Yonge
The staple food should be canary seed mixed with rape, and there must always be a piece of cuttle-fish fastened in the cage.
From Harper's Young People, September 21, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly by Various
A female which survived six years in an aviary, laying several eggs, though kept singly, was fed on canary seed, maize, a little sugar, raw beef and carrots.
From Birds, Illustrated by Color Photography, Vol. 1, No. 2 February, 1897 by Various
Wheat and maize are exported to the Aegean islands and to Turkish ports on the mainland; barley, oats and linseed to Great Britain; canary seed chiefly to Australia; beans to France and Spain.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" by Various
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