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1. (n.) birdlime
a sticky material smeared on twigs to catch small birds that alight.
2. (v.t.) birdlime
to smear or catch with or as if with birdlime.
Etymology: (1400–50; late ME brydelyme. See bird , lime1)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) birdlime, lime
a sticky adhesive that is smeared on small branches to capture small birds
2. (verb) birdlime, lime
spread birdlime on branches to catch birds
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1. (noun) birdlime
an extremely adhesive viscid substance, usually made of the middle bark of the holly, by boiling, fermenting, and cleansing it. When a twig is smeared with this substance it will hold small birds which may light upon it. Hence: Anything which insnares
2. (verb) birdlime
to smear with birdlime; to catch with birdlime; to insnare
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