birdlime

See also: bird-lime

English

Etymology

From bird +‎ lime.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈbɜːdlaɪm/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈbɝdlaɪm/
  • Audio (US):(file)

Noun

birdlime (uncountable)

  1. A sticky substance, of varying compositions, smeared on branches to catch birds.
    Synonym: birdglue
  2. (rhyming slang) Time; a jail term, the serving of a prison sentence.

Translations

Verb

birdlime (third-person singular simple present birdlimes, present participle birdliming, simple past and past participle birdlimed)

  1. (transitive) To add birdlime to.

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