‘A moveable perch to which a bird is tied and which the bird-catcher can raise by means of a long string.’ (Pennant). Also attributive, as flur-bird.
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| 释义 | the world > food and drink > hunting > fowling > fowling equipment > [noun] > decoy bird > perch (2) flur1768 ‘A moveable perch to which a bird is tied and which the bird-catcher can raise by means of a long string.’ (Pennant). Also attributive, as flur-bird. stool1872 U.S. A decoy-bird (perhaps short for stool-pigeon n. at compounds 2), esp. one used in shooting wildfowl; also a perch upon which a decoy-bird is… |
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