dicky-bird

noun3

1. •
   A small bird.

   • The Swan and the Dickey-bird: A Fable.
   • Simple Simon went a hunting, He thought he could not fail, For to catch a Dickie Bird, For he’d got a little salt to put upon his tail.
2. •
   (UK, informal) A word; a brief chat.

   • We've not heard a dicky-bird about anything relating to his birthday.
3. •
   (UK, informal) A small thing.

   • I peeked into the cellar but there was nothing there. Not a dicky-bird.