polly
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In the uncanny way the little polly repeated Julius' slogan, and with that beak of his, Mr. Wintergreen was almost tempted to believe in reincarna tion.
From Time Magazine Archive
When Weill sang for the first time, Minka, the poodle, crawled into hiding under the sofa, and Cocotte, the polly, made an attempt to throttle himself between the bars of his cage.
From Jewish Literature and Other Essays by Gustav Karpeles
“And polly ups wi’ her hind foot and splinters the partition, and master had to pay for that, which polly is amazin’ clever at doin’ a kick like.
From The Cruise of the Land-Yacht "Wanderer" Thirteen Hundred Miles in my Caravan by Gordon Stables
Which polly is unkimmin clever, and I allers appeals to polly.
From The Cruise of the Land-Yacht "Wanderer" Thirteen Hundred Miles in my Caravan by Gordon Stables
"I been listenin' good, an' I hear 'em jabber, jabber, jabber all dey fanciful lingoes, but I 'ain't heern nair one say polly fronsay, an' yit I know dats de riverend book French."
From Solomon Crow's Christmas Pockets and Other Tales by Ruth McEnery Stuart
Choost look, Dogdor; here's one of dose measley new pollies I god in from Zingapore.
From Preventable Diseases by Woods Hutchinson
Page 140—petty amended to pretty—"... where there were a thousand other pretty pollies, ..."
From Old Deccan Days or Hindoo Fairy Legends Current in Southern India by M. Frere
“Why, what do you know about pollies, old man?”
From Milly and Olly by Mrs. Humphry Ward
