Pewit
101Finley, Martha — ▪ American writer born April 26, 1828, Chillicothe, Ohio, U.S. died Jan. 29, 1909, Elkton, Md. prolific and, in her day, immensely popular American writer of children s books about pious youngsters rewarded for their virtue. In 1853,… …
102laughing gull — noun a) A common European gull (Xema ridibundus). b) An American gull (Larus atricilla); in summer the head is nearly black, the back slate color, and the five outer primaries black. Syn: black cap, pewit, red legged gull, sea crow …
103teufit — Cleveland Dialect List the lapwing or pewit [sic] …
104tufit — Cleveland Dialect List the lapwing or pewit [sic] …
105pewee — flycatcher, lapwing, 1810, variant of pewit (q.v.). See also peewee …
106phoebe — small North American flycatcher, pewit, 1700, phebe, so called in imitation of its cry; spelling altered 1839 by influence of the woman s proper name PHOEBE (Cf. Phoebe) …
107peewit — (also pewit) noun Brit. the lapwing. Origin C16: imitative of the bird s call …
108lapwing — n. Pewit (Tringa vanellus or Vanellus cristatus) …
109tirwit — n. (Ornith.) Lapwing, pewit (Tringa vanellus) …
110wipe — I. v. a. Rub (as with a cloth, in order to clean or dry). II. n. 1. Wiping. 2. (Colloq.) Blow, stroke, hit. 3. Sneer, gibe, taunt, sarcasm. 4. (Ornith.) Pewit, la …
