chewink

[ chi-wingk ]

/ tʃɪˈwɪŋk /

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a towhee, Pipilo erythrophthalmus, of eastern North America.

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The rainy weather could not ________ my elated spirits on my graduation day.

An Americanism dating back to 1785–95; imitative

Across the fields in the early morning I hear some of the rare April birds,—the chewink and the brown thrasher.
A Year in the Fields|John Burroughs
It is no "chewink" at all, but almost as close a reproduction of a cat's mew as is the catbird's well-known call.
Birds of the Rockies|Leander Sylvester Keyser
The Chewink (Fringilla erythrophthalma) is a very constant singer during four months of the year, from the middle of April.
The Atlantic Monthly , Volume 2, No. 14, December 1858|Various
Catch for your next prayer meeting talk a chewink or a brown thresher.
Around The Tea-Table|T. De Witt Talmage

Most charming was a scion of the chewink family learning to ring his silver bell.
Upon The Tree-Tops|Olive Thorne Miller