half snipe
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of half snipe
First recorded in 1760–70
Example Sentences
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As the Great Snipe has been called the Double Snipe, on account of its being superior in size to the common species, so the subject of the present chapter is known as the Half Snipe, from being contrasted with the same bird, and being considerably smaller.
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