chewink
[chi-wingk]
- a towhee, Pipilo erythrophthalmus, of eastern North America.
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Origin of chewink
An Americanism dating back to 1785–95; imitative
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Historical Examples
Swallows were flying about us, and the chewink and cuckoo were heard near at hand.
Excursions and PoemsHenry David Thoreau
Chewink, or towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus), the "Hermit's" story, 93.
Ways of NatureJohn Burroughs
As I returned to the gnatcatchers, a chewink was hoeing in the sand stream.
A-Birding on a BroncoFlorence A. Merriam
I once found, in another place a nest full of chewink babies.
Upon The Tree-TopsOlive Thorne Miller
That is why the chewink sings so happily from dawn till dark.
Some Summer Days in IowaFrederick John Lazell