poll parrot
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Yeah," he drawled, "she runs it about the way the skipper's poll parrot runs the vessel.
From Fair Harbor by Lincoln, Joseph Crosby
Fred at first thought that it was the talking bird calling to him in this way, for he had heard Black Joe rattle along just like an educated poll parrot.
From Fred Fenton on the Crew or, The Young Oarsmen of Riverport School by Chapman, Allen
Come off, come off your perch, you poll parrot!
From Watch Yourself Go By by Warden, Ben W.
"I'd rather be called a raven than a catbird or a poll parrot or an English sparrow."
From Molly Brown's Senior Days by Wrenn, Charles L. (Charles Lewis)
Aunt Jane's poll parrot was a mythical bird of wisdom that Sally always appealed to in moments of excitement.
From Phyllis A Twin by Whitehill, Dorothy
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