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dough bird

[ doh-burd ]
/ ˈdoʊ ˌbɜrd /
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Origin of dough bird

An Americanism dating back to 1825–35
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How to use dough bird in a sentence

  • Apparently, that was the beginning of the end of the "dough bird," which was another name for this curlew.

    Our Vanishing Wild Life|William T. Hornaday
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