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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. small bird; adults talking to children sometimes use these words to refer to small birds;
[syn: dickeybird, dickey-bird, dickybird, dicky-bird]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Dickey \Dick"ey\, Dicky \Dick"y\, n. 1. 1. A false detachable shirt front or bosom. [Also spelled dickie.] [1913 Webster] 2. A gentleman's shirt collar. [Local, U. S.] [1913 Webster] 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.] dickeybird
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

dickey-bird n 1: small bird; adults talking to children sometimes use these words to refer to small birds [syn: dickeybird, dickey- bird, dickybird, dicky-bird]