dicky-bird

Meaning

1. noun A small bird.

   The Swan and the Dickey-bird: A Fable.

2. noun A word; a brief chat.

   We've not heard a dicky-bird about anything relating to his birthday.

3. noun A small thing.

   I peeked into the cellar but there was nothing there. Not a dicky-bird.

Similar words

birdie birdlet birdy birdling dikkop jarbird hairbird neddicky crankbird yardbird