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

He staggered, without following any path, down into the village, with the pewit in its great circles, and the may-chafer in its little ones, sweeping around him.

From Hesperus or Forty-Five Dog-Post-Days Vol. I. A Biography by Jean Paul

I will teach thee a spring, Tony, to catch a pewit.

From Kenilworth by Sir Walter Scott

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 Robert Kerr

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 Lucy Fitch Perkins

The notes, to some ears, are Phoebe, phoebe, pewit, phoebe! to others, of somewhat duller sense of hearing, perhaps, Pewee, pewee, pewee!

From Birds, Illustrated by Color Photography, Vol. 2, No. 3 September 1897 by Various