wood pewee
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of wood pewee
An Americanism dating back to 1800–10
Example Sentences
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The idea is cute and corny: eleven songs with themes that take off from the tunes of far-out birds like the purple finch and the wood pewee.
From Time Magazine Archive
“How would you know about a wood pewee in your business?”
From "My Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
You will find in his poems the wood pewee, the bluebird, the oriole, the robin, the grouse, the kingfisher, the chipmunk, the mink, the bobolink, the wood thrush, all in their proper places.
From The Writings of John Burroughs — Volume 05: Pepacton by Burroughs, John
The common or wood pewee excites the most pleasant emotions, both on account of its plaintive note and its exquisite mossy nest.
From Wake-Robin by Burroughs, John
The wood pewee and the kingbird succeed, I think, in driving him away; but the vireos and warblers, being so much smaller, suffer greatly from his depredations.
From Our Bird Comrades by Keyser, Leander S. (Leander Sylvester)
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