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Definition: dickey bird
dickeybird
\dickeybird\, dickey bird
\dickey bird\n.
Any small bird; as, adults talking to children sometimes call
small birds dickeybirds. [informal]
Syn: dickybird.
[WordNet 1.5]
Dickey
\Dick"ey\, Dicky
\Dick"y\, n.
1.
1. A false detachable shirt front or bosom. [Also spelled
dickie.]
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2. A gentleman's shirt collar. [Local, U. S.]
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3. A hat; esp., in U. S., a stiff hat or derby; in Eng., a
straw hat. [Slang]
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
4.
(a) A seat for the driver (In a carriage); -- called also
dickey box or dickie seat.
(b) A seat at the back for servants.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
5. One of various animals; specif.:
(a) A donkey.
(b) Any small bird; -- called also
dickeybird or
dickey bird
. [Colloq.]
(c) The hedge sparrow. [Dial. Eng.]
(d) The haddock.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]