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bobolink

[ bob-uh-lingk ]

  1. a common North American songbird, Dolichonyx oryzivorus, that winters in South America.


bobolink

/ ˈbɒbəˌlɪŋk /

  1. an American songbird, Dolichonyx oryzivorus , the male of which has a white back and black underparts in the breeding season: family Icteridae (American orioles) Also called (US)reedbirdricebird


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Word History and Origins

Origin of bobolink1

1765–75, Americanism; short for Bob o' Lincoln, the bird's call as heard by speakers of English

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Word History and Origins

Origin of bobolink1

C18: of imitative origin

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Example Sentences

"Excuse me from the job then," said Bobolink, making a wry face.

"It's Bobolink changing his voice," called out Paul, laughingly.

“Perhaps Mr. Briggs may want to scold us for not getting more stuff out before the water was turned on,” chuckled Bobolink.

“Appearances are often deceitful, Bobolink, as you yourself know to your cost,” the scout-master remarked.

“Looks like a few flakes of snow shooting past, in the bargain,” added Bobolink.

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