Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An imaginary ‘bird’ or fairy godmother who can be coaxed into generosity; hence, the one who furnishes the money; the source of supplies.
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Examples
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The probability is that he's a crackpot; and if he isn't, he has some little game on foot -- in close association with the hunt of the oof-bird!
The Beetle Richard Marsh
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But if she's as young as they say, she could have waited a bit for the oof-bird to fly her way.
Wild Youth, Complete Gilbert Parker 1897
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But if she's as young as they say, she could have waited a bit for the oof-bird to fly her way.
The Project Gutenberg Complete Works of Gilbert Parker Gilbert Parker 1897
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But if she's as young as they say, she could have waited a bit for the oof-bird to fly her way.
Wild Youth, Volume 1. Gilbert Parker 1897
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I tell you squarely, I'd walk into the jaws of the devil himself to effect the capture of the oof-bird. "
The Sign of the Spider Bertram Mitford 1884
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