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jaybird

[ jey-burd ]

/ ˈdʒeɪˌbɜrd /

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noun

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Origin of jaybird

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

Words nearby jaybird

jay, Jaya, Jayapura, Jayawardene, Jayawijaya, jaybird, Jaycee, Jayhawker, Jayhawker State, Jayne, Jay's Treaty

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Example sentences from the Web for jaybird

Growed too, and dressed to kill, and sittin' in this yer house as natril as a jaybird!
Two Men of Sandy Bar|Bret Harte
The Jaybird came through with quite as good fortune as had the Mary Ann.
The Young Alaskans on the Trail|Emerson Hough
I 'member old Jerry sings, 'Free, free as de jaybird, free to flew like de jaybird.
Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves.|Work Projects Administration
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

If one will read the little Rhyme "Jaybird" he will notice that the rhymer places the intelligence of the rabbit above his own.
Negro Folk Rhymes|Thomas W. Talley

Idioms and Phrases with jaybird

jaybird

see naked as a jaybird.

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