feathered oof-bird
English
Etymology
UK late 19th century–1920s.
Noun
feathered oof-bird (plural feathered oof-birds)
- (dated, idiomatic, British slang) Any large, plentiful source or supplier of money.
- 2015 April 24, Dimenno, Francis, “The Information #883”, in dimenno:
- And didn’t Conklin say ‘Hah! Hah! Hah! I want gold!’ or words to that effect? And didn’t you tell him that the pawn shop that he has there is the home of the feathered oof-bird?”
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References
- Farmer, John Stephen (1902) Slang and Its Analogues, volume 5, page 107