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dickeybird

American

[dik-ee-burd] / ˈdɪk iˌbɜrd /

noun

dickey.

Etymology

Origin of dickeybird

First recorded in 1775–85; dickey ¹ + bird

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dickeybird

Had anyone, she asked, ever heard of a little dickeybird that dared to sing his charming song without first opening his litde beak wide, wide, wide?

From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger

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