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plural sparrows
The house sparrow, Passer domesticus; a small bird with a short bill, and brown, white and gray feathers. quotations examples
Man progresses generally, not both legs at once like a sparrow, but by putting one leg forward first, and then the other.
1920, Edward Carpenter, Pagan and Christian Creeds, New York: Harcourt, Brace and Co., published 1921, page 192
A member of the family Passeridae, comprising small Old World songbirds. examples
A member of the family Emberizidae, comprising small New World songbirds. examples
Generically, any small, nondescript bird. examples
(UK, chiefly London) A quick-witted, lively person. quotations examples
I take it there 's scarcely a happier fellow alive than your honest town-bred smoke-dried cockney sparrow.
1878, Charles Henry Ross, Ally Sloper's guide to the Paris exhibition, page 54
Professional cockney sparrow Martine has acted since childhood.
2005, Drama Faces: Martine McCutcheon, BBC