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- noun Plural form of
Magpie .
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Examples
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I feel slightly ashamed of admitting to liking work by a person who has committed such crimes against poetry as The Magpies, which is kind of the literary equivalent of pop "songs" like that one by ATC that came out a few years ago: My heart beats like a drum dum dum dum.
Archive 2006-03-01 StyleyGeek 2006
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Jerdon calls it a Jay, but places it among the Magpies, which is, I consider, its proper position, notwithstanding the colour of its eggs.
The Nests and Eggs of Indian Birds, Volume 1 Allan Octavian Hume 1870
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The Magpies are the reigning premiers and the minor premiers to boot.
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The Magpies were a shadow of the team that had dominated the Western Bulldogs last weekend and coach Mick Malthouse was furious.
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The Magpies were a shadow of the team that had dominated the Western Bulldogs last weekend and coach Mick Malthouse was furious.
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The Magpies were a shadow of the team that had dominated the Western Bulldogs last weekend and coach Mick Malthouse was furious.
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The Magpies were a shadow of the team that had dominated the Western Bulldogs last weekend and coach Mick Malthouse was furious.
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But seriously, the Magpies are the excitement machine after Round 1.
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The Magpies were a shadow of the team that had dominated the Western Bulldogs last weekend and coach Mick Malthouse was furious.
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But seriously, the Magpies are the excitement machine after Round 1.
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