Definitions
having the color of a canary; of a light to moderate yellow
Word origin
From French canarie, from Spanish canario, from the Latin Canariae insulae (“Canary Islands”) (Spanish Islas Canarias); from the largest island Insula Canaria (“Dog Island" or "Canine Island”), named for its dogs, from canārius (“canine”), from canis (“dog”).
Used in a sentence
“Yes, if the exhaust is to noisey^([sic]) they can slap a yellow canary on it, but the[n] who cares you got rid of it.”
“Ile to my honeſt knight ſir Iohn Falſtaffe, / And drinke Canary with him.”
“Or maybe you'd accept iv a couple o' bottles of claret or canaries?”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Small yellow bird”6 letters
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