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bluebird day

bluebird day
 n.— «It was warm and sunny, what duck hunters refer to as a bluebird day; great for lounging and talking about ducks but not the preferred nasty weather that gets the birds flying.» —“Waterfowler’s rig is rooted in Vineyard’s past” by Nelson Sigelman Martha’s Vineyard Times (Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts) Dec. 24, 2008. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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