"poll parrot" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: poll parrots [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} poll parrot (plural poll parrots)
  1. (dated) A tame parrot. Tags: dated
    Sense id: en-poll_parrot-en-noun-IXXhY8Vh
  2. (archaic, slang) A talkative, gossiping woman. Tags: archaic, slang
    Sense id: en-poll_parrot-en-noun-XpLxOVV~

Verb

Forms: poll parrots [present, singular, third-person], poll parroting [participle, present], poll parroted [participle, past], poll parroted [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} poll parrot (third-person singular simple present poll parrots, present participle poll parroting, simple past and past participle poll parroted)
  1. (transitive, dated) To speak, repeat, or imitate something like a parrot. Tags: dated, transitive Categories (lifeform): Parrots
    Sense id: en-poll_parrot-en-verb-2ZIF-PdW Disambiguation of Parrots: 25 9 37 29 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 22 49 19 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 11 10 68 11 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 9 13 69 9
  2. (intransitive, dated) To chatter like a parrot. Tags: dated, intransitive
    Sense id: en-poll_parrot-en-verb-qKhySr-~

Inflected forms

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