ˈoxy-bird dial.
= ox-bird.
| 1887 Kentish Gloss. (E.D.S.), Oxbird, the common dunlin... Called Oxybird in Sheppy. 1887 F. Cowper Caedwalla (1888) 87 The tide was nearly low, and a flock of oxy birds were settled on the mud-banks. |
ˈoxy-bird dial.
= ox-bird.
| 1887 Kentish Gloss. (E.D.S.), Oxbird, the common dunlin... Called Oxybird in Sheppy. 1887 F. Cowper Caedwalla (1888) 87 The tide was nearly low, and a flock of oxy birds were settled on the mud-banks. |
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