pewit

or pee·wit

[ pee-wit, pyoo-it ]

/ ˈpi wɪt, ˈpyu ɪt /

noun

the lapwing, Vanellus vanellus.

the phoebe.

Nearby words

pew, pew hinge, pewage, pewee, pewholder, pewit, pewter, pewterer, pexis, peyer's patches, peyote

Origin of pewit

First recorded in 1520–30; imitative

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Examples from the Web for pewit

In his best days, as he records in one of his letters, it was said of him that he “tripped like a pewit.”
The Art of Letters|Robert Lynd
It is unmistakably spring, because the pewit bushes are budding and on yonder aspen we can hear a forsythia bursting into song.
Mince PieAuthor: Christopher Darlington MorleyRelease Date: October 10, 2004 [eBook #13694]|Christopher Darlington Morley
Now and then I caught the cry of a pewit, or saw a snipe glance up from his bed; but mainly I was busied about the mare.
The Splendid Spur|Arthur T. Quiller Couch
When its eggs are laid, the pewit will fight fiercely with any other of its species which comes too near it.
Mamma's Stories about Birds|Anonymous (AKA the author of "Chickseed without Chickweed")

One of the first birds I saw, and one of the most puzzling, was the lapwing or pewit.
Fresh Fields|John Burroughs

British Dictionary definitions for pewit

pewit

/ (ˈpiːwɪt) /

noun

another name for lapwing

Word Origin for pewit

C13: imitative of the bird's cry

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