pewit
Americannoun
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the lapwing, Vanellus vanellus.
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the phoebe.
noun
Etymology
Origin of pewit
First recorded in 1520–30; imitative
Example Sentences
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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
She puckered her lips and gave the pewit call, but there was no answer.
From The Scotch Twins by Perkins, Lucy Fitch
I will teach thee a spring, Tony, to catch a pewit.
From Kenilworth by Scott, Walter, Sir
We should not be surprised to see him some day put out the head of a river horse; or come forth a pewit, or lapwing, some feathered metamorphosis.
From The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 2 Elia and The Last Essays of Elia by Lamb, Charles
The pewit is universal on the hills, but will inevitably be driven away from all that portion of Salisbury Plain used for military purposes.
From A Shepherd's Life Impressions of the South Wiltshire Downs by Hudson, W. H. (William Henry)
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