chewink
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of chewink
An Americanism dating back to 1785–95; imitative
Example Sentences
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He will be led to find out that the chewink is a kind of finch and is so called because of its note, which is accented on the second syllable.
From Time Magazine Archive
The next day, a chewink, I think the same whose music and whose teaching I had admired, honored me with a song and a sight together.
From Upon The Tree-Tops by Miller, Olive Thorne
Some crows followed the workers at a distance, hunting for grains of corn, and over in the woods, a chewink scratched and rustled among the deep leaves as it searched for grubs.
From At the Foot of the Rainbow by Stratton-Porter, Gene
Then, to my amazement, with hardly a pause, he began a second song, quite different, and unlike any chewink song I have heard.
From Upon The Tree-Tops by Miller, Olive Thorne
The chewink is a curious exchange for the robin.
From A Bird-Lover in the West by Miller, Olive Thorne
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