1806 7 468 Avoiding..what he calls parrot-work.
1877 T. H. Huxley in 19 July 234/1 The mere catechismal parrot-work which too often usurps the place of elementary teaching.
1965 N. B. Emerson xi. 98 She replied that her part was only that of a mouthpiece to repeat the words and to make appropriate gestures..mere parrot-work.