Meanings
- not comparablewithout parrots.
The bold Buccaneer who sailed the seven seas in all their varied humours had become a whimpering, parrotless child.
2014, Keith M. Costain, The Opera Singer, FriesenPress, →ISBN, page 3382 more examples
She wore her parrotless hat, and looked determined. "I'll be back in a few minutes," she announced. Rosamond nodded and sank into a chair. I looked about vaguely for my shoe-box. The angel-dog brought a bone and languidly let it drop.
1903, Anne Story Allen, Merry Hearts: The Adventures of Two Bachelor Maids, page 11This squawking blue pest became the center of his pride, so one morning when he discovered a parrotless perch, he hovered with rage.
1998, Tibor Fischer, The Collector Collector: A Novel, Macmillan, →ISBN, page 24
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