Meanings of little dicky in English

Gaddy, the little dicky-birds have been billing and cooing for ever so long; and I'm here!

Only a little dicky on my legs.

If it holds up much more, why I'll not have the appetite of a poor little dicky bird.

Why, sky and earth and river, dear, and the little dicky birds all a-preening under this sweet, sunny veil of rain.

Why shouldn't I play the boy to-day, little Dicky Donovan?

An offer of three thousand from little Dicky Chichester.

What if I should suddenly dart on little Dicky, and make a meal of him?

But little Dicky Donovan said it was something else, and he kept his eye upon Ibrahim.

'Something to make my little Dicky strong,' Mary said softly.

" Little Dicky Brand summed up Mrs. Do-and-don't rather well," pursued Garth.

"They're little dicky shirt-fronts belonging to Tom Titmouse-mostterrible particular!"

Now, it is true that the words " little Dicky" occur in the Old Whig, and that Steele's name was Richard.

"What in the name of seventeen little dicky-birds did you think you were up to!"

But we confidently affirm that Addison's " little Dicky" had no more to do with Steele, than Sheridan's "little Isaac" with Newton.

"Oh, a little Dicky-bird told me," she said.

Flower had been charming; Deryck, his own friendly, interesting self; little Dicky, delightful; and Baby Blossom, as sweet as only Baby Blossom could be.