Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun See
magpie .
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- noun obsolete (rare)
magpie
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The bird "magpie", originally "maggoty-pie," was so called on account of its whimsical drollery.
hernesheir commented on the word maggoty-pie
The magpie. See maggoty.
November 30, 2011