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
The plaint of the wood pewee, pensive and like a human sigh, is far from pessimistic, although in a minor key.
From Under the Maples by Burroughs, John
On the other hand, while the wood pewee is one of the very plainest, there are few, if any, that excel her as an architect.
From A Rambler's lease by Torrey, Bradford
I think the prize nest of the woods, if we except the nest of the hummingbird, is that of the wood pewee.
From Under the Maples by Burroughs, John
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