Definition for BIRD'-LIME

BIRD'-LIME, n. [bird and lime.]

A viscous substance, usually made of the juice of holly-bark, extracted by boiling, mixed with a third part of nut oil or thin grease, used to catch birds. For this purpose, the twigs of a bush are smeared over with this viscid substance. – Encyc.

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