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Sparrow Slang 
n. an Englishman, especially a Cockney.
See also: Chirper
- 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.
- 1912 Sparrow, an immigrant from London, England.