call bird
call bird noun: a captive bird used by hunters to lure free-flying birds into a snare or trap.
Noun
call bird (plural call birds)
- A captive bird used by hunters to lure free-flying birds into a snare or trap.
- Anything desirable used to lure somebody.
- An example is the 'Kenwood Chef', a product which is so well known to the public that it is used as a 'call bird' by the discounters: the machine is given a conspicuous place in the shop [window]1983, David Mellor, Report to the Design Council on the Design of British Consumer Goods, page 21
call bird meaning in Tamil
call bird in Tamil
- பார்வைப்புள்
Forms of call bird
| plural | call birds |
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Questions about call bird
- What does call bird mean?
- Call bird means a captive bird used by hunters to lure free-flying birds into a snare or trap.
- What is call bird in Tamil?
- Call bird in Tamil is பார்வைப்புள். See Call bird meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is call bird?
- Call bird is a noun.
- What is the plural of call bird?
- The plural of call bird is call birds.
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