chewink
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of chewink
An Americanism dating back to 1785–95; imitative
Example Sentences
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The brush and trees were full of song—yellowbirds, linnets, chewinks, doves, wrens, and, best of all, a song sparrow,—bless his heart!—singing as if he were on a bush in New York state.
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"Out West the chewink calls like a catbird," he observed.
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Most charming was a scion of the chewink family learning to ring his silver bell.
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With them the blue jays blew trumpets and clanged bells, the woodpeckers drummed and shrieked and crows and chewinks added to the clamor.
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The chewink is more constant in his visits, as is also the golden-winged woodpecker.
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