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box of birds en · NOUN

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  1. (New-Zealand, alt-of, alternative, dated) Alternative form of box of fluffy ducks.
    • They were “all a box of birds etc” – and there was news of how the All Blacks were doing in the Tri Nations. 2012, C.K. Stead, Risk, →ISBN:
    • "And how are things with you today?” Sue asked as she rearranged Moira's cape. “A box of birds thanks,” 2014, Sandra Knight, Fringe Benefits, →ISBN, page 45: