˜yÐÄvlog

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pewit

or ±è±ð±ð··É¾±³Ù

[ pee-wit, pyoo-it ]

noun

  1. the lapwing, Vanellus vanellus.
  2. the phoebe.


pewit

/ ˈ±è¾±Ë·Éɪ³Ù /

noun

  1. another name for lapwing
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of pewit1

First recorded in 1520–30; imitative
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of pewit1

C13: imitative of the bird's cry
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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.

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There was a chattering all together of goldfinches, pewits, tomtits, woodpeckers, bullfinches, and thrushes.

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The plover were wailing; the sad-voiced pewits called; one by one, the frogs began a lonesome chant.

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The notes, to some ears, are Phoebe, phoebe, pewit, phoebe! to others, of somewhat duller sense of hearing, perhaps, Pewee, pewee, pewee!

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When its eggs are laid, the pewit will fight fiercely with any other of its species which comes too near it.

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