A decoy-bird; a living bird used to entice other birds of its own species, or birds of prey, into a snare or net. Also, a stuffed bird or figure…

A decoy-bird. Chiefly figurative. Obsolete.

A female bird, esp. a partridge, used as a decoy by hunters. Hence: a female partridge. Obsolete.

= stale, n.3 1.

A set of feathers arranged so as to revolve rapidly in the wind, for the purpose of attracting birds to a net. Obsolete.

A decoy-bird.

(a) a decoy bird which attracts other birds with its call; (b) figurative a product placed in a shop window in order to attract customers.

Hunting. A hunter who sounds a call in order to attract an animal. Also: a decoy bird used to attract other birds with its call. North American in…

U.S. A decoy-bird (perhaps short for stool-pigeon n. at compounds 2), esp. one used in shooting wildfowl; also a perch upon which a decoy-bird is…

a tame bird used as a decoy for catching wild birds in a net (see quot. 1878).

a decoy-bird secured by a brace (see 13).

a tame bird used as a decoy for catching wild birds in a net; = playbird n. at play, n. compounds 2.