dickey bird

2 definitions found

dickey bird - 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

  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]