Devil-diver

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Dabchick \Dab"chick`\ (d[a^]b"ch[i^]k`), n. [For dabchick. See
     {Dap}, {Dip}, cf. {Dipchick}.] (Zool.)
     A small water bird ({Podilymbus podiceps}), allied to the
     grebes, remarkable for its quickness in diving; -- called
     also {dapchick}, {dobchick}, {dipchick}, {didapper},
     {dobber}, {devil-diver}, {hell-diver}, and {pied-billed


     grebe}.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Devil-diver \Dev"il-div`er\, Devil bird \Dev"il bird`\, n..
     (Zool.)
     A small water bird. See {Dabchick}.
     [1913 Webster]