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Example sentences for: partridge

How can you use “partridge” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

The chapter opens with word squares and variations, like the compound word square invented by Hairy Partridge:
' The partridge is a “farting bird” because of the noise made by its being flushed.
Eric Partridge, in A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English, suggested that the word dates from 1530 and was standard English until about 1750, when it became a colloquial term.
On the other hand, Eric Partridge derives this usage from the Hindu deity via British army slang.
A glance at the “Most Frequently Cited Authorities” reveals the possible source(s) of some of these aberrations: Partridge's Origins and Shipley's Dictionary of Word Origins are two of the most notorious sources of misinformation on etymology.