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oof-birds

oof-birds is the plural of oof-bird.

Meaning of oof-bird

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
    Synonyms:
    golden goose, oof-bag

Phrases with oof-birds

Questions about oof-birds

What is oof-birds the plural of?
Oof-birds is the plural of oof-bird.

Words near oof-birds in the dictionary

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

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