peewit

[ pee-wit, pyoo-it ]

noun

1. a variant of pewit.

peewit

/ ˈpiːwɪt /

noun

1. See lapwing
   another name for lapwing

Word History and Origins

Origin of peewit¹

C16: imitative of its call

Example Sentences

Their articulations are not so loud as the crow of the blackcock, the clamour of the peewit, or the call of the grouse.

From Project Gutenberg

The only sound beside that of running water is the cry of the grouse, the blackcock, or the peewit.

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They had met, and included in their meeting the thrust of the manifold grass stems, the cry of the peewit, the wheel of the stars.

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By which I do not mean that no peewit is ever taken by a peregrine.

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The peewit chirped, "He that hath no mercy for others, shall find none for himself."

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