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feathered oof-bird

feathered oof-bird noun: any large, plentiful source or supplier of money.

Noun

feathered oof-bird (plural feathered oof-birds)

  1. (British, dated, idiomatic, slang) Any large, plentiful source or supplier of money.
    • And didn’t Conklin say ‘Hah! Hah! Hah! I want gold!’ or words to that effect? And didn’t you tell him that the pawn shop that he has there is the home of the feathered oof-bird?”2015 April 24, Francis Dimenno, “The Information #883”, in dimenno

Forms of feathered oof-bird

pluralfeathered oof-birds

Origin of feathered oof-bird

UK late 19th century–1920s.

Questions about feathered oof-bird

What does feathered oof-bird mean?
Feathered oof-bird means any large, plentiful source or supplier of money.
What part of speech is feathered oof-bird?
Feathered oof-bird is a noun.
What is the plural of feathered oof-bird?
The plural of feathered oof-bird is feathered oof-birds.

Words near feathered oof-bird in the dictionary

  1. feathered folks
  2. feathered friend
  3. feathered friends
  4. feathered one's nest
  5. feathered one's own nest
  6. feathered oof-bird
  7. feathered oof-birds
  8. featheredge
  9. featheredged
  10. featheredges
  11. featheredging

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