- 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
Yet that peewit found time in that fraction of a second to rise, open her wings, and get two feet into the air.
From The Way of the Wild by Rountree, Harry
Again the thunder roars, my life is shaken as I listen, My heart is pounding: The cruel peewit, calling 'Piu, piu,' Reminds me of his lap.
From Vidy?pati: Bang?ya pad?bali; songs of the love of R?dh? and Krishna by Vidy?pati Th?kura
The peewit accordingly expresses its disappointment at the bargain as follows: Pee-wit, pee-wit, I coup'd my nest and I rue it.
From Popular Rhymes and Nursery Tales A Sequel to the Nursery Rhymes of England by Halliwell-Phillipps, J. O. (James Orchard)
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