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Examples
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The other girls would assume that Maura had a 'homebird', a regular punter who had arranged to pay for the girl over the phone.
Dangerous Lady Cole, Martina 1992
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Even this cage and its homebird were not his; they belonged to the creditors.
The Project Gutenberg Complete Works of Gilbert Parker Gilbert Parker 1897
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Even this cage and its homebird were not his; they belonged to the creditors.
The Money Master, Complete Gilbert Parker 1897
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Even this cage and its homebird were not his; they belonged to the creditors.
The Money Master, Volume 4. Gilbert Parker 1897
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He has always been aware of my wishes: -- when perhaps the fulfilment might have sent me off on another tour of the world, homebird though I am.
The Egoist George Meredith 1868
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He has always been aware of my wishes: -- when perhaps the fulfilment might have sent me off on another tour of the world, homebird though I am.
Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith George Meredith 1868
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I was always a homebird: I loved curling up watching Jackanory and Grange Hill in our sitting room and I loved having friends over.
Home | Mail Online 2010
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Okay, real dog bite man stuff, but … here's the interesting thing .. there appears to be a real appetite for change amongst those homebird politicians …
Slugger O'Toole 2010
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Okay, real dog bite man stuff, but … here's the interesting thing .. there appears to be a real appetite for change amongst those homebird politicians …
Slugger O'Toole 2010
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I was always a homebird: I loved curling up watching Jackanory and Grange Hill in our sitting room and I loved having friends over.
Home | Mail Online 2010
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