old bird
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Scientists are now able to extract some genetic material from old bird specimens by scraping the pads of the toes.
From New York Times ● Aug. 31, 2021
Why would you want a tough old bird?
From Time ● Nov. 20, 2015
Mandell's Solomon, his hands aflutter as though dancing on the keys of an adding machine, traverses the stage like an old bird on twig-like legs that are about to snap.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 22, 2015
"It must be a fairly smart old bird to have survived all that," he said.
From BBC ● Dec. 12, 2014
Instead, he was regarded as a wise old bird who knew the ways of “them,” and who was handy when it came to filling out a form.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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