Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An obsolete form of
osprey .
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- noun Dated form of
osprey .
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Examples
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And these are they which ye shall have in abomination among the fowls; they shall not be eaten, they are an abomination: the eagle, and the ossifrage, and the ospray
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But these are they of which ye shall not eat: the eagle, and the ossifrage, and the ospray
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But these are they of which ye shall not eat: the eagle, and the ossifrage, and the ospray
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And these are they which ye shall have in abomination among the fowls; they shall not be eaten, they are an abomination: the eagle, and the ossifrage, and the ospray
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After the fall of that hero, this my sister Subhadra stricken with grief, indulged in loud lamentations, when she saw Kunti, like a female ospray.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli
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When the birds scattered, the ospray had vanished, and the waters again glittered calmly in the morning sun.
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Far up above the noisy throng an ospray sailed on the blue expanse of the sky, and quick as thought swooped down upon a halibut which had ventured to take a peep at the rising sun.
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When the birds scattered, the ospray had vanished, and the waters again glittered calmly in the morning sun.
Tales from Two Hemispheres Hjalmar Hjorth Boyesen 1871
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Far up above the noisy throng an ospray sailed on the blue expanse of the sky, and quick as thought swooped down upon a halibut which had ventured to take a peep at the rising sun.
Tales from Two Hemispheres Hjalmar Hjorth Boyesen 1871
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I think its this ospray cover think it was some concept patern that never made it surely its general issue now though? they aren't just going to hand out a random bit of trials body armour to an infanteer ....
Army Rumour Service 2010
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