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hangbird in British English (ˈhæŋˌbɜːd) noun US and Canadian any bird, esp the Baltimore oriole, that builds a hanging nest hangbird in American English (ˈhæŋˌbɜrd) US noun a bird that builds a hanging nest hangbird in American English (ˈhæŋˌbɜːrd) nounold-fashioned a bird that builds a hanging nest, esp. the Baltimore oriole Word origin [1785–95, Amer.; hang + bird]This word is first recorded in the period 1785–95. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: breakup, fossilize, guillotine, logrolling, nitrogen |