birdlime

See also: bird-lime

English

Etymology

bird +‎ lime

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɜːdlaɪm/

Noun

birdlime (uncountable)

1. A sticky substance smeared on branches to catch birds.
2. (rhyming slang) Time; a jail term, the serving of a prison sentence.

Translations

sticky substance to catch birds

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 粘鳥膠／粘鸟胶 (zhānniǎojiāo)

• Finnish: lintuliima
• French: glu (fr) f
• German: Vogelleim (de) m
• Greek:

  Ancient: ἰξός m (ixós)

• Hungarian: madárfogólép, madárenyv
• Interlingue:
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• Irish: glae glas m
• Japanese: 鳥黐 (torimochi)
• Langi: ʉrɨɨmbo
• Russian: птичий (ptičij) клей (klej) (ptíčij kléj)m
• Scottish Gaelic: bìth-eòin f, bìth f
• Spanish: liga (es) f, ajonje (es) m
• Swahili: ulimbo
• Swedish: fågellim n
• Welsh: adarlud m, glud adar m, glud (cy) m

serving of a prison sentence — see time

Verb

1. (transitive) to add birdlime to

Translations

add birdlime

• Finnish: sivellä lintuliimalla
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• French: engluer (fr)