- dab|chick
- 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. 2012.
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dab-chick — the water hen. North … A glossary of provincial and local words used in England
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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
