Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A local name of the Canada jay, Perisoreus canadensis.
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Examples
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He threw a stick at a "camp-robber" that had flown down and taken a pick at a plate on a stump which contained the lunch he had saved for
The Dude Wrangler Caroline Lockhart 1916
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"That fat sister in the cameo breastpin -- she swiped a can of potted chicken on me yesterday -- she's a regular 'camp-robber'."
The Dude Wrangler Caroline Lockhart 1916
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His reason for stopping there had been the antics of a peculiarly fearless and impertinent "camp-robber."
The Winds of Chance Rex Ellingwood Beach 1913
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A lively chickadee was cheeping from a tall spruce, and a bold camp-robber was hopping in front of the cabin door picking up morsels of food which were occasionally cast forth.
The Fourth Watch 1910
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It is curious, however, that the nest of a bird so common all over Alaska as the camp-robber should be so rarely found.
Ten Thousand Miles with a Dog Sled A Narrative of Winter Travel in Interior Alaska Hudson Stuck 1891
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a safe retreat, and even the saucy camp-robber considered it wise to flap lazily to the top of the cabin.
The Fourth Watch 1910
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