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Definition of Noddies
1. noddy [n] - See also: noddy
Lexicographical Neighbors of Noddies
Literary usage of Noddies
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. St. Nicholas by Mary Mapes Dodge (1897)
"OH, the noddies are starting for Lullaby-land, And the wind down the river is
fair, And the noddies belong to the Rockabye Band, And they sail in the ..."
2. The Animal Kingdom Arranged in Conformity with Its Organization by Georges Cuvier, Pierre André Latreille (1831)
"We may also distinguish from the other Terns, THE noddies, Whose tail is not
forked, and is nearly as long as the wings. There is a slight projection under ..."
3. Notes by a Naturalist: An Account of Observations Made During the Voyage of by Henry Nottidge Moseley (1892)
"noddies and other Sea Birds. Southern Skuas. Wild Swine. Change of Habits of
Penguins. Nightingale Island. Vast Penguin Rookery. Seal Caves. ..."
4. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1910)
"Two of the three noddies returned at the end of three days against heavy winds.
... This return of the two weakened noddies over water is to my mind the ..."
5. The Claims of Japan and Malaysia Upon Christendom by C. W. King, G. Tradescant Lay (1839)
"... hence they are thought to be very foolish birds, and have obtained the whimsical
name of noddies, in allusion to their want of head-piece. ..."
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