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jaybird

[jey-burd]

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noun

Origin of jaybird

An Americanism dating back to 1655–65; jay¹ + bird

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for jaybird

Historical Examples of jaybird

As an example of many may be mentioned the little Rhyme "Jaybird."
Negro Folk Rhymes
Thomas W. Talley
Growed too, and dressed to kill, and sittin' in this yer house as natril as a jaybird!
Two Men of Sandy Bar
Bret Harte
Having finished this to his liking, he turned before they made the second trip on the Jaybird and her cargo.
The Young Alaskans on the Trail
Emerson Hough
He swung the Jaybird up on his broad shoulders, and started off up a trail none too good at best.
The Young Alaskans on the Trail
Emerson Hough
In "Jaybird," the first two lines of each stanza are a call in thought, while the last two lines are a "sponse" in thought to it.
Negro Folk Rhymes
Thomas W. Talley

Word Origin and History for jaybird

n.

1660s, from jay + bird (n.). It appears after the time jay began to be used of persons, too.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper

Idioms and Phrases with jaybird

jaybird

see naked as a jaybird.

The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.