Cageling

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Noun
  1. 1
    A bird that is kept confined in a cage. uncommon

    "Am I as a child perhaps, chasing a flown cageling, who among the branches free plays and peeps at the offered cage?"

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captivechain gangconconvictjailbirdlifer

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"Am I as a child perhaps, chasing a flown cageling, who among the branches free plays and peeps at the offered cage?"

Etymology

From cage + -ling.

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