magpie
mag pahy
- n long-tailed black-and-white crow that utters a raucous chattering call
- n someone who collects things that have been discarded by others
- n an obnoxious and foolish and loquacious talker
- The composer has long been a musical magpie, borrowing freely from an array of traditions: South Asian, Sufi, Irish folk, rock, reggae, even ragtime.
- The narrow gully bakes like an oven in the fall sun, and the canyon that engulfs it is silent, save for an occasional magpie's cry.
- Pies have come a long way since the days of magpie and pepper, but many bakeries including The Little Pie Shop in New York City, in the audio below say a classic apple pie .