Sea-pie

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Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of sea pie (“food”). alt-of, alternative
  2. 2
    Alternative form of sea pie (“bird”). alt-of, alternative

    "And the terns hovered over Tom like huge white dragon-flies with black heads, and the gulls laughed like girls at play, and the sea-pies, with their red bills and legs, flew to and fro from shore to shore, and whistled sweet and wild."

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"And the terns hovered over Tom like huge white dragon-flies with black heads, and the gulls laughed like girls at play, and the sea-pies, with their red bills and legs, flew to and fro from shore to shore, and whistled sweet and wild."

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