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killdee

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[kil-dee] / ˈkɪl di /

noun

Dialect.
  1. killdeer.


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Oh, dim and wan came in the dawn, And gloomy closed the day; The killdee whistled among the weeds, The heron flapped in the river reeds, And the snipe piped far away.

From Shapes and Shadows by Cawein, Madison J.

Killdee, killdee, he calls with his high voice when alarmed—and he is usually beset by fears, real or imaginary—but when at peace, his voice is sweet and low.

From Birds Every Child Should Know by Blanchan, Neltje

The meadow larks call from the pasture, and overhead the killdee pipes his plaintive call.

From Byways Around San Francisco Bay by Hutchinson, William E.

That's all right," he continued, as the son closed in on me: "I kin handle the little killdee by myself....

From Fibble, D.D. by Sarg, Tony

He's pine-blank as happy now as a killdee by a mill-race.

From Free Joe and Other Georgian Sketches by Harris, Joel Chandler

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