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Catbird Is An Actual Bird
- William Estep
- Wandering
- October 11, 2013
Catbird
is an actual bird!
“The catbird seat” is an idiomatic phrase used to describe an enviable position, often in terms of having the upper hand or greater advantage in all types of dealings among parties.
According to Douglas Harper’s Online Etymological Dictionary, the phrase refers to the Gray Catbird and was used in the 19th century in the American South.