chewink
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of chewink
An Americanism dating back to 1785–95; imitative
Example Sentences
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He will be led to find out that the chewink is a kind of finch and is so called because of its note, which is accented on the second syllable.
From Time Magazine Archive
Towhee, tow′hē, n. the chewink, ground-robin, or marsh-robin of the United States.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
As I returned to the gnatcatchers, a chewink was hoeing in the sand stream.
From A-Birding on a Bronco by Merriam, Florence A.
There is also a Western chickadee, a Western chewink, a Western blue jay, a Western meadow-lark, a Western snow-bird, a Western bluebird, a Western song-sparrow, Western grouse, quail, hen-hawk, etc., etc.
From Wake-Robin by Burroughs, John
From——one could not see where, came a vireo, and almost at the same time a chewink had something to say.
From The Harvester by Stratton-Porter, Gene
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