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The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
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quill / kwil/ • n. 1. (also quill feather) any of the main wing or tail feathers of a bird. ∎ the hollow shaft of a feather, esp. the lower part or calamus that lacks barbs. ∎ (also quill pen) a pen made from a main wing or tail feather of a large bird by pointing and slitting the end of the shaft.
2. an object in the form of a thin tube, in particular: ∎ the hollow sharp spines of a porcupine, hedgehog, or other spiny mammal. ∎ (quills) inf., dated panpipes. ∎ a weaver’s spindle.
• v. [tr.] 1. form (fabric) into small cylindrical folds.
2. pierce or cover (fabric or bark) with quills.
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Weaver, T-Birds roll to Canada Cup win
Newspaper article from: The Pantagraph Bloomington, IL; 7/6/2006; 277 words
; ...Columbia - The Twin City T-Birds softball team defeated the Okangan...improve to 29-1. Melinda Weaver had two hits including a double...drive in three runs for the T-Birds, who end pool play today. Bracket play begins Friday. The T-Birds Louie Haney went three for four...
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`Weaver bird not a protected species'
Newspaper article from: New Straits Times; 8/3/2001; 313 words
; ...Straits Times 08-03-2001 `Weaver bird not a protected species' Edition...Section: National `Weaver bird not a protected species' KUANTAN...action against those selling weaver birds' nests as the bird is not a protected species. Its...
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 "Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO)")
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With Cardinals on his jersey, Weaver earns bird's-eye view.(Sports)(Column)
Newspaper article from: Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO); 10/28/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...players was a young pitcher named Jeff Weaver. He'd been an outfielder at Fresno...as a piece of the Tigers' foundation, Weaver finally pitched the game of his life...Tigers, sending them home to the park Weaver helped christen without the hardware he...
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Birds prove humans aren't the only weavers
Newspaper article from: Bangor Daily News Bangor, ME; 9/7/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...testimony to its durability. Clearly, the birds had vacated the nest, and whatever bird family it had sheltered during the summer was long gone. Perhaps the birds were already making plans to head south...those of us with opposable thumbs. Any bird's nest is mute testimony to that. Like ...
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LEAVE IT TO WEAVER O'S MANAGER MADE SURE LOSING WASN'T FOR THE BIRDS AFTER METS WON IN 1969.(Hardball)
Newspaper article from: Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO); 7/7/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...prompted short-tempered manager Earl Weaver to come unglued. He threw bottles and...Hall of Fame pitcher Jim Palmer remembers Weaver saying. ``We were not going to be complacent...adamant that we were going to win.'' Weaver, known to his players as the ``Little...
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 "The Record (Bergen County, NJ)")
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Hawthorne's Patrick Murphy (31) getting a hug from Pat Quinn after Bears scored against Mahwah. Hawthorne stunned the T-Birds. S-16 Eastside's Tory Weaver (71) dragging down Passaic's Eric Santos in S
Newspaper article from: The Record (Bergen County, NJ); 10/20/1991; 288 words
; ...Hawthorne stunned the T-Birds. S-16 Eastside's Tory Weaver (71) dragging down Passaic...Birds. S-16 Eastside's Tory Weaver (71) dragging down Passaic...THE RECORD - Eastside's Tory Weaver (71) dragging down Passaic...
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Baya weaver nests spotted in Bhitarkanika park
News Wire article from: The Hindustan Times; 9/9/2009; 700+ words
; ...least six nests of Baya weaver bird on coconut trees located...to Behera, the Baya weaver or ploceus philippinus...Philippines. Baya weavers are sparrow-sized...social and gregarious birds. They forage in flocks...season of the Baya weavers is during the monsoon...to Behera, a male ...
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The eager weavers of Perlis
Newspaper article from: New Straits Times; 9/24/2002; ; 231 words
; ...Times 09-24-2002 The eager weavers of Perlis Byline: Yip Weng...Section: Earth Matters WEAVER birds (Ploceus philippinus) are...cheerful chirping. The male bird begins the breeding season...fields of Perlis. The male weaver displays on his nest and tries...the harvesting season, the ...
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Please save the weaver
Newspaper article from: New Straits Times; 7/31/2001; ; 342 words
; ...Times 07-31-2001 Please save the weaver Byline: Dr Zorina Khalid Edition...about a woman from Pahang selling weaver birds' nests (NST, July 1). When my...people's senses, I'm certain many weaver chicks or eggs were just discarded...
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 "Sunday Tribune (South Africa)")
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Weavers' nesting dilemma.(News)
Newspaper article from: Sunday Tribune (South Africa); 10/7/2007; 367 words
; ...Unusual victims of the drought had been southern masked weaver birds. Jacobs said they had struggled to find material for...to attract females, Jacobs said, I noticed the male birds struggled. They had to build nests from dried-out grass...
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weaver bird
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
weaver bird name for the Ploceidae, a family of Old World seed-eating birds closely resembling finches (hence the alternate name weaver finch). It includes a number...finches that are actually weaver birds, rather than true finches...family Fringillidae. The weavers are named for ...
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weaver
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
...xB7;er / ˈwēvər / • n. 1. a person who weaves fabric. 2. (also weaver·bird ) a finchlike songbird ( Ploceus and other genera, family Ploceidae) of tropical Africa and Asia, related to...
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weaver finch
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
weaver finch see weaver bird .
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Weavers
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
...or care of the young birds. One species, the cuckoo...with many pairs of birds building individual...same tree. The social weaver ( Philetairus socius...the most spectacular weavers is the paradise widowbird...feathers. This attractive bird also has a black face...brownish-and-whitish ...
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finch
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...also found in other bird families. Estrildidae...Ploceidae includes the weaver birds and whydahs. Some...tristis (thistle bird, wild canary, or yellow bird), is a year-round...cheerful, musical birds, although the so...
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