birdlime

See also: bird-lime

English

Etymology

From bird +‎ lime.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbɜːdlaɪm/

Noun

birdlime (uncountable)

A sticky substance smeared on branches to catch birds.
(rhyming slang) Time; a jail term, the serving of a prison sentence.

Translations

sticky substance to catch birds

Finnish: lintuliima
French: glu (fr) f
German: Vogelleim (de) m
Hungarian: madárfogólép, madárenyv
Irish: glae glas m
Langi: ʉrɨɨmbo

Russian: птичий (ptičij) клей (klej) (ptíčij kléj)m
Scottish Gaelic: bìth-eòin f, bìth f
Spanish: liga (es) f
Swahili: ulimbo
Swedish: fågellim n
Welsh: adarlud m, glud adar m, glud (cy) m

serving of a prison sentence — see time

Verb

birdlime (third-person singular simple present birdlimes, present participle birdliming, simple past and past participle birdlimed)

(transitive) to add birdlime to

Translations

add birdlime

Finnish: sivellä lintuliimalla

French: engluer (fr)

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