Wagtail
Definition of wagtail:
part of speech: noun
A small bird with a long tail which is habitually jerked up and down.
Usage examples for wagtail:
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She burst into loud sobs, and the governess had started up to put an end to a dialogue which she could not understand, and which was therefore vexatious and provoking, when the water- wagtail fell on her knees before the little girl, threw her arms round her, and bursting into tears, exclaimed: " Mary- darling little Mary forgive me.
"The Complete Historical Romances of Georg Ebers", Georg Ebers. -
The news of her safe return, and of the Kangaroo's finding her Joey, had been spread far and near, by Willy Wagtail and the Kookooburra; and she could hear the shouts of laughter from kookooburras telling the story until nearly dark.
"Dot and the Kangaroo", Ethel C. Pedley. -
A water- wagtail began to fly in front of the carriage about thirty paces at a time, rising from the little heaps of stones.
"Renée Mauperin", Edmond de Goncourt and Jules de Goncourt.