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hangbird

[ hang-burd ]

noun

Older Use.
  1. a bird that builds a hanging hang nest, especially the Baltimore oriole.

hangbird

/ ˈæŋˌɜː /

noun

  1. any bird, esp the Baltimore oriole, that builds a hanging nest
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of hangbird1

An Americanism dating back to 1785–95; hang + bird
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The vireos and pewees and gnats were still building, I reflected thankfully, though trembling for their future; and fortunately the hangbird had young.

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