jacksnipe

American  

[jak-snahyp] / ˈdʒækˌsnaɪp /

Or jack snipe

noun

jacksnipes plural

1. Also called half snipe.  a small, short-billed snipe, Limnocryptes minimus, of Europe and Asia.

2. any of several related snipes.

3. pectoral sandpiper.

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jacksnipe British  

/ ˈdʒækˌsnaɪp /

noun

1. a small Eurasian short-billed snipe, Lymnocryptes minima

2. any of various similar birds, such as the pectoral sandpiper

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Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

• jacksnipes
  plural
• jacksnipe
  plural

Etymology

Origin of jacksnipe

First recorded in 1655–65; jack ¹ + snipe

Example Sentences

Other new zones with their dates for hunting duck, geese, coot and jacksnipe are as follows: Oct.

From Time Magazine Archive

Besides the 118 ducks there were 50 jacksnipe and 68 fine large wild pigeons.

From Out of Doors—California and Oregon by Graves, J. A.

Of course there's the fun of it—the 'pats,' the quail, the jacksnipe, the 'cock.

From The Adventures of Bobby Orde by Brehm, Worth

The rail is rarely seen; but the jacksnipe is very plentiful in the late fall and up to mid-winter, when the great majority of them depart for warmer marshes.

From Memoirs of Orange Jacobs by Jacobs, Orange

Blackbirds of two or three kinds are found in the marshes, also killdeer, jacksnipe and the ever active and interesting spotted sandpipers.

From The Lake of the Sky Lake Tahoe in the High Sierras of California and Nevada, its History, Indians, Discovery by Frémont, Legendary Lore, Various Namings, Physical Characteristics, Glacial Phenomena, Geology, Single Outlet, Automobile Routes, Historic Towns, Early Mining Excitements, Steamer Ride, Mineral Springs, Mountain and Lake Resorts, Trail and Camping Out Trips, Summer Residences, Fishing, Hunting, Flowers, Birds, Animals, Trees, and Chaparral, with a Full Account of the Tahoe National Forest, the Public Use of the Water of Lake Tahoe and Much Other Interesting Matter by James, George Wharton