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oof-bird

oof-bird noun: any source or supplier of money.

Noun

oof-bird (plural oof-birds)

  1. (British, dated, idiomatic, slang) Any source or supplier of money.
    • “Oh,” Johnnie was saying, “so Quest is his name, is it, and he lives in a city called Boisingham, does he? Is he an oof bird?” (rich)
      “Rather,” answered the Tiger, “if only one can make the dollars run, but he's a nasty mean boy, he is.1888, H. Rider Haggard, Colonel Quaritch V.C. (archive.org ebook), page 232
    • It is a sad and weary time for many, for when the dustman, the man who blacks the boots, and he with the grog-blossom on his nose who does nothing but hold cab-doors open when nobody asks him to have all been paid, the oof bird takes unto itself wings and flies away.1888 December 27, The Sportsman
    Synonyms:
    golden goose, oof-bag

Examples of oof-bird in a sentence

  • The probability is that he's a crackpot; and if he isn't, he has some little game on foot — in close association with the hunt of the oof-bird! — which he tried to work off on me, but couldn't'.1897, Richard Marsh, “The Picture”, in The Beetle:
  • If you make an oof-bird and feed him properly all the time, you will grow rich.1937 August 28, “The Oof-bird Feeds on Pennies”, in The Argus, page 36:

Synonyms of oof-bird

Forms of oof-bird

pluraloof-birds

Origin of oof-bird

UK late 19th century–1910s.

Phrases with oof-bird

Questions about oof-bird

What does oof-bird mean?
Oof-bird means any source or supplier of money.
How do you use oof-bird in a sentence?
The probability is that he's a crackpot; and if he isn't, he has some little game on foot — in close association with the hunt of the oof-bird! — which he tried to work off on me, but couldn't'.
What part of speech is oof-bird?
Oof-bird is a noun.
What is the plural of oof-bird?
The plural of oof-bird is oof-birds.

Words near oof-bird in the dictionary

  1. ooecial
  2. ooecium
  3. ooer
  4. ooey-gooey
  5. oof
  6. oof-bird
  7. oof-birds
  8. oofamilies
  9. oofamily
  10. oofbird
  11. oofbirds

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