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    Patwa headword

    Iron bird

    /EYE-ern BERD/

    Noun
    Gloss
    "Airplane"
    Definition
    A colloquial or older term for an airplane.
    Example
    "Him fly out pan di iron bird." — "He flew out on the airplane."
    Origin
    Descriptive compound.

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