pewit

American  

[pee-wit, pyoo-it] / ˈpi wɪt, ˈpju ɪt /

Or peewit

noun

1. the lapwing, Vanellus vanellus.

2. the phoebe.

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pewit British  

/ ˈpiːwɪt /

noun

1. another name for lapwing

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Etymology

Origin of pewit

First recorded in 1520–30; imitative

Example Sentences

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pewit

As I came near them, some of them kept flying round and round just over my head, and crying "pewit" so distinctly one might almost fancy they spoke.

From Types of Children's Literature by Barnes, Walter

The next morning, as she was finishing the beds, Jean heard the pewit call and at once knew that the Clan was abroad.

From The Scotch Twins by Perkins, Lucy Fitch

On the 7th, we saw a curlieu and a pewit, and on the 9th we caught a land-bird, very much resembling a starling.

From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 12 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time by Kerr, Robert

If you see a man, keep still in your places and give the pewit call.

From The Scotch Twins by Perkins, Lucy Fitch

I distinctly remembered firing it at a pewit an hour before, for Edmee had wanted to examine the bird's plumage.

From Mauprat by Young, Stanley