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Chipping bird — Chip ping bird (Zo[ o]l.) The chippy. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
chipping sparrow — Chippy Chip py, n. (Zo[ o]l.) A small American sparrow ({Spizella socialis}), very common near dwelling; also called {chipping bird} and {chipping sparrow}, from its simple note. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Chipping Sparrow — Adult in breeding plumage Conservation status … Wikipedia
chipping sparrow — Sparrow Spar row, n. [OE. sparwe, AS. spearwa; akin to OHG. sparo, G. sperling, Icel. sp[ o]rr, Dan. spurv, spurre, Sw. sparf, Goth. sparwa; originally, probably, the quiverer or flutterer, and akin to E. spurn. See {Spurn}, and cf. {Spavin}.] 1 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
National Bird-Feeding Society — The National Bird Feeding Society (NBFS) is an American nonprofit organization based in Decatur, Illinois. Its mission is to make the hobby of bird feeding better, both for people who feed wild birds and for the birds themselves.[1] To fulfill… … Wikipedia
chip|bird — «CHIHP BURD», noun. = chipping sparrow. (Cf. ↑chipping sparrow) … Useful english dictionary
chip bird — noun Etymology: chip (VI) : chipping sparrow … Useful english dictionary
Chippy — Chip py, n. (Zo[ o]l.) A small American sparrow ({Spizella socialis}), very common near dwelling; also called {chipping bird} and {chipping sparrow}, from its simple note. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Spizella socialis — Chippy Chip py, n. (Zo[ o]l.) A small American sparrow ({Spizella socialis}), very common near dwelling; also called {chipping bird} and {chipping sparrow}, from its simple note. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
chippy — promiscuous young woman; prostitute, 1880, U.S. slang, earlier (1864) short for chipping bird sparrow, perhaps ultimately a variant of cheep … Etymology dictionary
