- dab-chick
- the water-hen. North.
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England. Francis Grose. 1790.
dab-chick
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dab|chick — «DAB CHIHK», noun. 1. the little grebe, a small European water bird. 2. the pied billed grebe of North America. 3. a small yacht of five tons or under. ╂[earlier dapchick; origin uncertain] … Useful english dictionary
dob-chick — n. Didapper, dab chick (Podiceps minor) … New dictionary of synonyms
dabchick — dab•chick [[t]ˈdæbˌtʃɪk[/t]] n. orn any of various small grebes, esp. the little grebe, Tachybaptus rufficollis, of Europe • Etymology: 1565–75; earlier dapchick (see dap, chick) … From formal English to slang
didapper — n. Dab chick, dob chick (Podiceps minor) … New dictionary of synonyms
Dabchick — Dab chick (d[a^]b ch[i^]k ), n. [For dabchick. See {Dap}, {Dip}, cf. {Dipchick}.] (Zo[ o]l.) A small water bird ({Podilymbus podiceps}), allied to the grebes, remarkable for its quickness in diving; called also {dapchick}, {dobchick}, {dipchick} … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dapchick — Dabchick Dab chick (d[a^]b ch[i^]k ), n. [For dabchick. See {Dap}, {Dip}, cf. {Dipchick}.] (Zo[ o]l.) A small water bird ({Podilymbus podiceps}), allied to the grebes, remarkable for its quickness in diving; called also {dapchick}, {dobchick},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
devil-diver — Dabchick Dab chick (d[a^]b ch[i^]k ), n. [For dabchick. See {Dap}, {Dip}, cf. {Dipchick}.] (Zo[ o]l.) A small water bird ({Podilymbus podiceps}), allied to the grebes, remarkable for its quickness in diving; called also {dapchick}, {dobchick},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
didapper — Dabchick Dab chick (d[a^]b ch[i^]k ), n. [For dabchick. See {Dap}, {Dip}, cf. {Dipchick}.] (Zo[ o]l.) A small water bird ({Podilymbus podiceps}), allied to the grebes, remarkable for its quickness in diving; called also {dapchick}, {dobchick},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dipchick — Dabchick Dab chick (d[a^]b ch[i^]k ), n. [For dabchick. See {Dap}, {Dip}, cf. {Dipchick}.] (Zo[ o]l.) A small water bird ({Podilymbus podiceps}), allied to the grebes, remarkable for its quickness in diving; called also {dapchick}, {dobchick},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dobber — Dabchick Dab chick (d[a^]b ch[i^]k ), n. [For dabchick. See {Dap}, {Dip}, cf. {Dipchick}.] (Zo[ o]l.) A small water bird ({Podilymbus podiceps}), allied to the grebes, remarkable for its quickness in diving; called also {dapchick}, {dobchick},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
