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chuck-will's-widow

[ chuhk-wilz-wid-oh ]
/ ˈtʃʌk wɪlzˈwɪd oʊ /

noun

a goatsucker, Caprimulgus carolinensis, of the southern U.S., resembling the whippoorwill but larger.

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Nearby words

  1. chuck off,
  2. chuck out,
  3. chuck wagon,
  4. chuck-a-luck,
  5. chuck-full,
  6. chuckchi,
  7. chucker,
  8. chucker-out,
  9. chuckhole,
  10. chuckie

Origin of chuck-will's-widow

First recorded in 1785–95; fanciful representation of its incessant call
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British Dictionary definitions for chuck-will's-widow

chuck-will's-widow

noun

a large North American nightjar, Caprimulgus carolinensis, similar to the whippoorwill
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