dough bird

noun

the Eskimo curlew.

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Nearby words

douche, douche bag, douchebag, doug, dough, dough bird, dough hook, doughbelly, doughboy, doughboys, dougherty wagon

Origin of dough bird

An Americanism dating back to 1825–35

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