dabchick

[ dab-chik ]

/ ˈdæbˌtʃɪk /

noun

any of various small grebes, especially the little grebe.

Origin of dabchick

1565–75; earlier dapchick (see dap, chick); compare doppened moorhen (literally, dipping duck)

Words nearby dabchick

dabba, dabber, dabbing, dabble, dabbling duck, dabchick, dab hand, Dąbrowa Górnicza, dabster, DACA, da capo

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Example sentences from the Web for dabchick

The Dabchick, as this bird is called, is the most evenly distributed bird of this family.
The Bird Book|Chester A. Reed
The little grebe or dabchick (Podiceps albipennis) is another species that lays in July or August.
A Bird Calendar for Northern India|Douglas Dewar
The larger birds are the wood-pigeon, moorhen, dabchick, and to these the carrion crow may now be added as a breeding species.
Birds in London|W. H. Hudson
The dabchick is a small bird—rather smaller than a pigeon—and has no erectile ornaments.
Birds in Flight|W. P. Pycraft

If the kingfisher can find a living and abundant fish in our rivers and brooks, why does the dabchick migrate?
The Naturalist on the Thames|C. J. Cornish

British Dictionary definitions for dabchick

dabchick

/ (ˈdæbˌtʃɪk) /

noun

any of several small grebes of the genera Podiceps and Podilymbus, such as Podiceps ruficollis of the Old World

Word Origin for dabchick

C16: probably from Old English dop to dive + chick; see deep, dip

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	dabchick
释义	dabchick [ dab-chik ] / ˈdæbˌtʃɪk / noun any of various small grebes, especially the little grebe. Origin of dabchick 1565–75; earlier dapchick (see dap, chick); compare doppened moorhen (literally, dipping duck) Words nearby dabchick dabba, dabber, dabbing, dabble, dabbling duck, dabchick, dab hand, Dąbrowa Górnicza, dabster, DACA, da capo Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for dabchick The Dabchick, as this bird is called, is the most evenly distributed bird of this family. The Bird Book\|Chester A. Reed The little grebe or dabchick (Podiceps albipennis) is another species that lays in July or August. A Bird Calendar for Northern India\|Douglas Dewar The larger birds are the wood-pigeon, moorhen, dabchick, and to these the carrion crow may now be added as a breeding species. Birds in London\|W. H. Hudson The dabchick is a small bird—rather smaller than a pigeon—and has no erectile ornaments. Birds in Flight\|W. P. Pycraft If the kingfisher can find a living and abundant fish in our rivers and brooks, why does the dabchick migrate? The Naturalist on the Thames\|C. J. Cornish British Dictionary definitions for dabchick dabchick / (ˈdæbˌtʃɪk) / noun any of several small grebes of the genera Podiceps and Podilymbus, such as Podiceps ruficollis of the Old World Word Origin for dabchick C16: probably from Old English dop to dive + chick; see deep, dip Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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