birdlime

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈbɜːdlaɪm/

Noun

birdlime (uncountable)

1. A sticky substance smeared on branches to catch birds.
2. (rhyming slang) Time; a jail term, the serving of a prison sentence.

Translations

• French: glu
• German: Vogelleim
• Spanish: liga, ajonje

Verb

birdlime (birdlimes, present participle birdliming; past and past participle birdlimed)

1. (transitive) to add birdlime to

Translations

• French: engluer

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