Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
poe-bird. Worcester .
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Examples
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Among the small birds I must not omit to particularize the wattle-bird, poy-bird, and fan-tail, on account of their singularity, especially as I find they are not mentioned in the narrative of my former voyage.
A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 14 Robert Kerr 1784
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Among the small birds I must not omit to particularize the wattle-bird, poy-bird, and fan-tail, on account of their singularity, especially as I find they are not mentioned in the narrative of my former voyage.
A Voyage Towards the South Pole and Round the World, Volume 1 James Cook 1753
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