dough bird
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of dough bird
An Americanism dating back to 1825–35
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Apparently, that was the beginning of the end of the "dough bird," which was another name for this curlew.
From Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation by William Temple Hornaday
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