bobolink, ricebird, reedbird, Dolichonyx oryzivorus
(noun) migratory American songbird
Source: WordNet® 3.1
reedbird (plural reedbirds)
The bobolink.
One of several small Asiatic songbirds of the genera Schoenicola and Laticilla.
• debrider, rebidder
Source: Wiktionary
Reed"bird` (rd"brd`), n. (Zoöl.) (a) The bobolink. (b) One of several small Asiatic singing birds of the genera Schoenicola and Eurycercus; -- called also reed babbler.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 February 2025
(noun) an advantageous purchase; “she got a bargain at the auction”; “the stock was a real buy at that price”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
