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
It is no "chewink" at all, but almost as close a reproduction of a cat's mew as is the catbird's well-known call.
From Birds of the Rockies by Keyser, Leander S. (Leander Sylvester)
His habit is continued in the spring by the towhee, or chewink, who uses the same methods, throwing both feet backward simultaneously.
From The Log of the Sun A Chronicle of Nature's Year by Beebe, William
The particular bush that hid my chewink babies had to be marked, as one would mark the special tuft of grass that hides a bobolink's nest.
From Upon The Tree-Tops by Miller, Olive Thorne
The next day, a chewink, I think the same whose music and whose teaching I had admired, honored me with a song and a sight together.
From Upon The Tree-Tops by Miller, Olive Thorne
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