- the smallest European grebe (Podiceps ruficollis)
- pied-billed grebe
Origin of dabchick
dab + chick: from the manner of divingOrigin of dabchick
dab + chick: from the manner of diving
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noun
Origin of dabchick
Alteration (probably influenced by dab 1) of earlier dobchick, dopchick probably obsolete English dop to dive, plunge ( from Middle English doppen ) (Middle English doppe diving bird ) ( from Old English -doppa ) ( as in dūfedoppa pelican ) chick
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(plural dabchicks)
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"dabchick." YourDictionary, n.d. Web. 28 January 2019. <https://www.yourdictionary.com/dabchick>.
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dabchick. (n.d.). Retrieved January 28th, 2019, from https://www.yourdictionary.com/dabchick