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magpie
noun
- 1a. A black-and-white bird of the crow family, known for its chattering call and its habit of collecting shiny objects;
1b. Any of various other black-and-white or pied birds.
2. A person who hoards, steals or collects small objects, especially useless trinkets.
3. A chattering person.
4a. The outermost division but one on a target;
4b. A shot, eg in darts, archery, rifle shooting, etc that hits this part of a target.
