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jaybird

[ jey-burd ]

/ ˈdʒeɪˌbɜrd /

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

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
Growed too, and dressed to kill, and sittin' in this yer house as natril as a jaybird!
Two Men of Sandy Bar|Bret Harte
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

As an example of many may be mentioned the little Rhyme "Jaybird."
Negro Folk Rhymes|Thomas W. Talley

Idioms and Phrases with jaybird

jaybird

see naked as a jaybird.

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