thick-knee
[ thik-nee ]
noun
any of several crepuscular or nocturnal wading birds of the family Burhinidae, of the Old World and tropical America, having a thickened joint between the femoral and tibiotarsal bones.
Origin of thick-knee
1First recorded in 1810–20
- Also called stone curlew.
Words Nearby thick-knee
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How to use thick-knee in a sentence
The thick-knee is migratory, visiting us in the beginning of April to stay till October.
British Birds in their Haunts | Rev. C. A. JohnsDr. Boussingault sat with one thick knee covered by his serviette and thrust into the aisle for the garons to stumble over.
Running Sands | Reginald Wright Kauffman
British Dictionary definitions for thick-knee
thick-knee
noun
another name for stone curlew
Origin of thick-knee
1C19: so called because it has thick knee joints
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