silkie
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of silkie
from earlier Scot selich, Old English seolh
Example Sentences
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A curious woman from China, in search of black silkie chickens, took a tour of the cages in the back.
From Washington Post • Aug. 12, 2021
Showing off what looks like the ultimate bad hair day, these domestic silkie showgirl chickens strike a pose for National Geographic photographer Joel Sartore.
From National Geographic • Jul. 27, 2015
The old wife who lives by the sea is more apt to tell the tale of the silkie, or the miraculous catch of the fish with a ring in its mouth, or the little mermaid.
From The Guardian • May 14, 2010
After that she went bustling into the house, and taking the silkie tassel from a piece of Timothy Grass she swept the house out till it was as clean and fresh as a May morning.
From The Cheerful Cricket and Others by Marks, Jeannette Augustus
‘I am a man, upo’ the lan’, An’ I am a silkie in the sea; And when I’m far and far frae lan’, My dwelling is in Sule Skerrie.’
From Ballads of Mystery and Miracle and Fyttes of Mirth Popular Ballads of the Olden Times - Second Series by Sidgwick, Frank
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