Meaning of poll parrot | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A tame parrot.
   dated
2. A talkative, gossiping woman.
   archaic, slang

Examples

“Old Marster had a poll parrot, and this poll parrot would watch⟳ Jim and tell⟳ his Marster what Jim would do.”

“It was on the tip⟳ of her tongue to call⟳ her a poll parrot (Mrs. Kingdom had said nothing but 'dear me' repeatedly and freezingly). She was a free-spoken woman as a rule⟳, and it was terrible to have⟳ to sit⟳ still and waste⟳ all the good things she could have⟳ said to her […]”

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