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poll parrot

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[pol] / pɒl /

noun

  1. polly.


Example Sentences

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"Now, my Aunt Jane's poll parrot, I ask you, why under the sun should she?"

From Phyllis A Twin by Whitehill, Dorothy

"It said the Ar-something Bird Seed," said Dickie, downcast; "I thought it 'ud come into flowers like birds—same colors as wot the poll parrot was, dontcherknow?"

From Harding's luck by Millar, H. R. (Harold Robert)

But you can't stop Zuba talkin' any more than you can a poll parrot.

From Cap'n Dan's Daughter by Lincoln, Joseph Crosby

"Have you been properly introduced to Sally's Aunt Jane's poll parrot?" she asked to change the subject.

From Phyllis A Twin by Whitehill, Dorothy

"If Sally were here she would call on Aunt Jane's poll parrot to witness the mob,"—she laughed.

From Phyllis A Twin by Whitehill, Dorothy