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Sparrow
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DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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n.
an Englishman, especially a Cockney.
See: Chirper
Quotations
1912
Sparrow, an immigrant from London, England.
1918
So long as we continue to drink its [racial doctrine's] intoxicating waters we shall never dwell in harmony with the French Canadians, nor any other nationality, not even with the men whom we called "bronchos" and "sparrows" before the war.
1966
Canadians have not been slow to find nicknames for themselves and others. Among them are: Spud Islander, pea souper . . . and, for the Englishman . . . sparrow.