birdlime
Meanings
Noun
- a sticky adhesive that is smeared on small branches to capture small birds
- A sticky substance, of varying compositions, smeared on branches to catch birds.
- Time; a jail term, the serving of a prison sentence.
Verb
- spread birdlime on branches to catch birds
- To add birdlime to.
Origin / Etymology
Partial calque of German Vogelleim. By surface analysis, bird + lime.
Scrabble Score: 13
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Words With Friends Score: 16
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