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dicky-birdn1 (used by or to young children 儿语) bird 鸟儿.2 (idm 习语) not say a dicky-bird => say.
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Harry B. Martin
The bird was first named "Dickie Bird" ("dicky-bird" is a generic slang term for any small bird) and it is from this that Martin got his nickname.
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dickey-bird
ˈdicky-bird, dickey-bird colloq. [dicky n. 3.] 1. a. In nursery and familiar speech: A little bird, such as a sparrow, robin, or canary-bird.1781 H. Walpole Let. 2 Jan. (1904) XI. 354 The Sphinx was a harmless dicky-bird in comparison. 1820 T. Creevey Let. 23 Jan. in Creevey Papers (1903) I. xiii. 2...
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Richard and Cherry Kearton
Strange Adventures in Dicky-Bird Land, Cassell, London
Kearton, Richard. 1907. The Fairyland of Living Things.
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dickey
▪ I. dicky, dickey, n. colloq., slang, and dial. (ˈdɪkɪ) Also dickie. [The senses here included may belong to two or more words of distinct origin. Some of them are evidently applications of Dicky, dim. of Dick (cf. Tommy, Willy, Bobby, etc.); another group is probably closely related to dick n.2; o...
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List of fictional birds
Louis Post-Dispatch; identified as a dicky-bird, a generic term for a small bird.
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cockyolly
cockyolly (kɒkɪˈɒlɪ) In cockyolly bird, a nursery or pet expression for ‘dear little bird’: cf. dicky-bird.1837 Correspondent says, ‘Cockyolly bird was familiar to me as a schoolboy in 1837’. 1857 Kingsley Two Y. Ago xv. So Major Campbell prepares the charming little cockyoly birds. 1863 ― Water-bab...
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Weatherbird
Martin originated the character, which was originally called "Dickey Bird" ('dicky-bird' is a generic slang term for any small bird).
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Anna Russell
of Lieder ("Schlumpf"), French art songs ("Je ne veux pas faire l'amour" and "Je n'ai pas la plume de ma tante"), English folk songs ("I Wish I Were a Dicky-Bird
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Bill
Bill, n.5 slang. [Shortened f. old bill 2.] The police-force; a policeman. Freq. preceded by the.[1939 H. Hodge Cab, Sir? xv. 217 ‘Old Bill’ is an extraordinarily profitable fare—someone who not only wants to go a long way, but also gives a big tip... ‘The Bill’ is the Metropolitan Police Cab-driver...
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Harlequin Cock Robin and Jenny Wren
whose he-red-itary red breast can be recognised by hen-nybody) – Caroline Parkes
Jenny Wren (the little Wren who has ren-dered up her liberty to the Dicky-Bird
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Cultural depictions of Richard III of England
This seems more logical, given that in baby talk, a bird is commonly a "dicky-bird", and "Dick" is a common short form of Richard.
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say
sayn1 [sing, U] ~ (in sth) power to decide 决定权 have no, not much, some, any, etc say (in a matter) (对某事)没有、 不大有、 有些、 有...决定权 I want a say in the management of the business. 我想要在业务管理方面有决定权.2 (idm 习语) have one's `say express one's view 表达意见 Don't interrupt her: let her have her say. 别打断她的话, 让她把意见说出来.s...
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