- a variation of pewit.
peewit
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of peewit
C16: imitative of its call
Example Sentences
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There were 27 spring heads established on the estate and the first 10 were given the names of animals, including the hare, the peewit, the fox and the swan.
From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2019
At the sudden cry of a peewit on the down, one or two bolted and had to be brought back by their officers.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
The peculiar instinct of the peewit in misleading people as to the whereabouts of its eggs, or young ones, is very curious.
From Country Walks of a Naturalist with His Children by W. (William) Houghton
It was Ram, and he was playing peewit.
From Cutlass and Cudgel by J. Schonberg
He could imagine it uttering the vibrant, plaintive cry of a peewit.
From The Best Short Stories of 1915 And the Yearbook of the American Short Story by Edward J. (Edward Joseph Harrington) O'Brien
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