polly

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In the uncanny way the little polly repeated Julius' slogan, and with that beak of his, Mr. Wintergreen was almost tempted to believe in reincarna tion.

From Time Magazine Archive

I seed Blink 'istidday stan' an' look at' im, an' den look down at 'isse'f, same as ter say, 'Is I a polly, or what?'

From Solomon Crow's Christmas Pockets and Other Tales by Stuart, Ruth McEnery

A thousand gold mohurs for one little wee polly!

From Old Deccan Days or Hindoo Fairy Legends Current in Southern India by Frere, M.

Every time we'd go in the orchard old polly parrot tell on us.

From Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States from Interviews with Former Slaves, Arkansas Narratives, Part 4 by Work Projects Administration

"Ha, ha, ha! he kissed her in the wood, Fifine, give Poll his cracker, polly wants a cracker."

From Honor Edgeworth Ottawa's Present Tense by Vera, [pseud.]