Large bird in the crow family.
An obnoxious and foolish and loquacious talker.
Someone who collects things that have been discarded by others.
1 TRAVEL:Paul Theroux has a magpie - like mind that jumps from subject to subject.
2 One was a dainty little magpie ; the other a soft-eyed turtle dove.
3 It was a magpie , which actually had no business being in town.
4 For the magpie is the cleverest bird of all at building nests.
5 Unlike the rook, crow and magpie mentioned the woodpigeon is good eating.
6 Before long all the birds but the magpie had their nests built.
7 Every magpie , minah, and wattle-bird within a mile joins in the clamour.
8 Wantee was even able to take Schwitters's magpie tendencies in her stride.
9 Later, I watch a magpie stroll slowly across a neighbour's shed roof.
10 A magpie went ducking across the road, and Hilarius crossed himself fearfully.
11 The magpie cried, I do not know how to build a nest.
12 A magpie rose from a wood near the road, jibing at him.
13 Standing, he leant forward and fed the apple core to the magpie .
14 When I left England he was very sad about his tame magpie .
15 MARIE O'MAHONY likes to describe herself as a bit of a magpie .
16 Even the magpie chatter of little boys doesn't go unnoticed these days.
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