canary seed

noun

birdseed.

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Origin of canary seed

First recorded in 1590–1600

Words nearby canary seed

canary, canarybird flower, canary creeper, canary grass, Canary Islands, canary seed, canary yellow, Canasa, canasta, canaster, Canavan's disease

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Example sentences from the Web for canary seed

As a treat, a little crushed hempseed or summer cabbage-seed may be mixed with the canary-seed.
The Illustrated London Reading Book|Various
Indeed a mixture of summer rape-seed, oatmeal and millet, or canary-seed, may be given them as a great treat.
The Natural History of Cage Birds|J. M. Bechstein
"I will take him a large bag of canary-seed," replied this good man.
The Young Emigrants; Madelaine Tube; The Boy and the Book; and Crystal Palace|Susan Anne Livingston Ridley Sedgwick
Fonske hid his in the drawer, next to the canary-seed, Dolfke his in the cupboard and Bertje shoved his portion into his pockets.
The Path of Life|Stijn Streuvels

The weaver-birds of Africa are mostly quite hardy and very easily kept, their food consisting, for the most part, of canary-seed.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1|Various

British Dictionary definitions for canary seed

canary seed

noun

another name for birdseed

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