cockyolly birdn.

Brit.

/ˌkɒkɪˈɒlɪ bəːd/, U.S.

/ˌkɑkiˈɑli ˌbərd/

Forms: 1800s cockeyolly bird, 1800s cockyoly bird, 1800s– cockiolly bird, 1800s– cockioly bird, 1800s– cockyolly bird, 1900s cockyolley bird.

Origin: Probably formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: an extended form of cock n.¹, bird n.

Etymology: Probably < an arbitrarily (and humorously) extended form of cock n.¹ + bird n. Compare -y suffix⁶, dicky bird n., and cock bird n.

colloquial. Now rare.

An affectionate term or pet name for: any small bird; cf. dicky bird n. Also: a decorative or ornamental representation of a small bird. N.E.D. (1891) includes a statement from a correspondent that ‘Cockyolly bird was familiar to me as a schoolboy in 1837’.

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the world > animals > birds > [noun] > small

chirper1599

birdling1611

dicky bird1744

birdie1768

birdlet1823

dicky1844

cockyolly bird1857

birdikin1860

1857 C. Kingsley Two Years Ago II. v. 138 So Major Campbell prepares the charming little cockyoly birds.

1877 W. Besant & J. Rice This Son of Vulcan (new ed.) i. xi. 118 The little cockyolly bird is taken in the net.

1954 J. Masters Bhowani Junction xxxviii. 331 There wasn't any game. There was a cocky-olly bird and a green pigeon.

1968 Van Nuys (Calif.) News 9 Apr. (Central Valley ed.) 9 (advt.) Matched kitchen accessories in varnished hardwoods with lively cockyolly birds way out in front.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	cockyolly bird
释义	cockyolly birdn. Brit. /ˌkɒkɪˈɒlɪ bəːd/, U.S. /ˌkɑkiˈɑli ˌbərd/ Forms: 1800s cockeyolly bird, 1800s cockyoly bird, 1800s– cockiolly bird, 1800s– cockioly bird, 1800s– cockyolly bird, 1900s cockyolley bird. Origin: Probably formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: an extended form of cock n.¹, bird n. Etymology: Probably < an arbitrarily (and humorously) extended form of cock n.¹ + bird n. Compare -y suffix⁶, dicky bird n., and cock bird n. colloquial. Now rare. An affectionate term or pet name for: any small bird; cf. dicky bird n. Also: a decorative or ornamental representation of a small bird. N.E.D. (1891) includes a statement from a correspondent that ‘Cockyolly bird was familiar to me as a schoolboy in 1837’. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > [noun] > small chirper1599 birdling1611 dicky bird1744 birdie1768 birdlet1823 dicky1844 cockyolly bird1857 birdikin1860 1857 C. Kingsley Two Years Ago II. v. 138 So Major Campbell prepares the charming little cockyoly birds. 1877 W. Besant & J. Rice This Son of Vulcan (new ed.) i. xi. 118 The little cockyolly bird is taken in the net. 1954 J. Masters Bhowani Junction xxxviii. 331 There wasn't any game. There was a cocky-olly bird and a green pigeon. 1968 Van Nuys (Calif.) News 9 Apr. (Central Valley ed.) 9 (advt.) Matched kitchen accessories in varnished hardwoods with lively cockyolly birds way out in front. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1857
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