pewit

or pee·wit

[ pee-wit, pyoo-it ]

noun

the lapwing, Vanellus vanellus.
the phoebe.

Origin of pewit

First recorded in 1520–30; imitative

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How to use pewit in a sentence

There are partridges calling out "cheap wheat" in the stubble, and pewits crying on the meadows.
Studies in the Art of Rat-catching | H. C. Barkley
Since noon we've done nothing but pluck pheasants, pewits, wood-hens, and heath-cocks.
In the Yule-Log Glow, Book I | Various
A few pewits wheeled and piped; save for them, only the crunch and rattle of the stones underfoot broke the stillness.
Back o' the Moon | Oliver Onions
The plover were wailing; the sad-voiced pewits called; one by one, the frogs began a lonesome chant.
The Plow-Woman | Eleanor Gates

British Dictionary definitions for pewit

pewit

/ (ˈpiːwɪt) /

noun

another name for lapwing

Origin of pewit

C13: imitative of the bird's cry

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