- jaybird
- noun Date: 1661 1. jay I,1 2. jay I,2
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
jaybird
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jaybird — 1660s, from JAY (Cf. jay) + BIRD (Cf. bird). It appears after the time jay began to be used of persons, too … Etymology dictionary
jaybird — [jā′bʉrd΄] n. dial. var. of JAY1 … English World dictionary
jaybird — noun common jay of eastern North America; bright blue with grey breast • Syn: ↑blue jay, ↑Cyanocitta cristata • Hypernyms: ↑New World jay • Member Holonyms: ↑Cyanocitta, ↑genus Cyanocitta * * * … Useful english dictionary
jaybird — UK [ˈdʒeɪˌbɜː(r)d] / US [ˈdʒeɪˌbɜrd] noun [countable] Word forms jaybird : singular jaybird plural jaybirds American a jay … English dictionary
jaybird — noun a) A jay or blue jay. When I say birds of a feather flocks together, its a metaphorical way of saying b) One who talks incessantly. But dey dont, Mars Tom. No, sir, deed dey dont. Dey aint no feathers dats more alike den a bluebird en a… … Wiktionary
Jaybird Coleman — Burl C. Jaybird Coleman (May 20, 1896 – January 28, 1950) was an American country blues harmonica player, guitarist and singer. Born in Gainesville, Alabama, United States, the son of sharecroppers and one of four children. He was born, raised… … Wikipedia
Jaybird-Woodpecker War — The Jaybird Woodpecker War (1888 90) was a feud between two factions fighting for political control of Fort Bend County, Texas just west of Houston during the US post Reconstruction era.The conflict allegedly got its name from Bob Chapel, a local … Wikipedia
Jaybird Coleman — Burl C. „Jaybird“ Coleman (* 20. Mai 1896 in Gainesville, Alabama; † 28. Januar 1950 in Tuskegee, Alabama) war ein US amerikanischer Bluesmundharmonikaspieler, gitarrist und sänger. Obwohl sein Mundharmonikaspiel nicht richtungsweisend war, ist… … Deutsch Wikipedia
jaybird — /jay berrd /, n. jay1. [1655 65, Amer.; JAY1 + BIRD] * * * … Universalium
jaybird — jay|bird [ dʒeı,bɜrd ] noun count AMERICAN a JAY … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
