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- noun Alternative spelling of
niger . (Guizotia abyssinica)
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Examples
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Paddy O Doors tweets: "@Busfield a little more on why everyone loves nyjer sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/baseball/…"Tigers fan Meagan Savage is still tweeting about the last game: "@Busfield i'm very excited! glad there's a day off for travel - my blood pressure needs to return to normal ;"Top 3rd: Kottaras strikes out.
Milwaukee Brewers vs. St Louis Cardinals - live! | Steve Busfield 2011
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RT @wzzntzz: nyjer morgan is one part hockey player, one part WWE Superstar, zero parts baseball player.
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People who feed birds already know that niger seed is being marketed as nyjer seed nowadays.
NBC wimped out over "pimped out." Ann Althouse 2008
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People who feed birds already know that niger seed is being marketed as nyjer seed nowadays.
NBC wimped out over "pimped out." Ann Althouse 2008
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From Lucas 'two decks, you can see a long row of bluebird houses and feeders of all sorts that she fills with the ever-popular black-oil sunflower seeds; nyjer, tiny seeds that finches favor; and cakes of suet, or rendered beef fat, considered a winter treat.
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Black-oiled sunflower seed retails at more than $17.50 for a 10-pound bag, while nyjer, or thistle seed, goes for around $15 per 5-pound container.
The Seattle Times 2010
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A 10-pound bag of black-oiled sunflower seed sells for more than $17.50, while a 5-pound container of nyjer, or thistle seed, goes for around $15.
Freep.com - RSS 2010
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The finches - goldfinches, house finches, cardinals - enjoyed the nyjer seed feeder; the woodpeckers focused on the suet feeder; and everybody stopped by the sunflower feeders for a quick snack.
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My southern sister-in-law is into nyjer (thistle) seed, which is - the advertising would have us believe - a goldfinch magnet.
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From Lucas 'two decks, you can see a long row of bluebird houses and feeders of all sorts that she fills with the ever-popular black-oil sunflower seeds; nyjer, tiny seeds that finches favor; and cakes of suet, or rendered beef fat, considered a winter treat.
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