lapwing
11lapwing — noun /ˈlæpwɪŋ/ a) Any of several medium sized wading birds belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae of the family Charadriidae. This lapwing runs away with the shell on his head. b) A silly man …
12lapwing — lap|wing [ læp,wıŋ ] noun count a small European bird with dark feathers, a white breast, and raised feathers on its head. A lapwing is sometimes called a peewit …
13lapwing — [[t]læ̱pwɪŋ[/t]] lapwings N COUNT A lapwing is a small dark green bird which has a white breast and feathers sticking up on its head …
14Lapwing Publications — is a publisher based in Belfast. It specialises in poetry. It was founded in 1988 by Dennis and Rene Greig. Since then it has published over a hundred and fifty poetry collections. It is known for its openness with regards to publishing… …
15Lapwing (disambiguation) — A lapwing is a medium sized wading bird belonging to the family Charadriidae.Lapwing may also refer to:* Lapwing class minesweeper, a mine warfare class * Lapwing Publications, a publisher based in Belfast * USS Lapwing (AM 1), a Lapwing class… …
16Lapwing class minesweeper — The Lapwing class minesweeper, often called Lapwing Bird class minesweeper, was an early AM type oceangoing minesweeper. It had the following specifications:* Displacement: 840 tons * Length: 187 10 * Beam: 35 5 * Draft: 15 * Speed: 14 knots *… …
17lapwing — noun Etymology: Middle English, by folk etymology from Old English hlēapewince; akin to Old English hlēapan to leap and to Old English wincian to wink Date: 14th century a crested Old World plover (Vanellus vanellus) noted for its slow irregular… …
18Lapwing — The name of an unclean bird, mentioned only in Lev. 11:19 and Deut. 14:18. The Hebrew name of this bird, dukiphath, has been generally regarded as denoting the hoope (Upupa epops), an onomatopoetic word derived from the cry of the bird, which… …
19lapwing — lap|wing [ˈlæpˌwıŋ] n a small black and white European bird with raised feathers on its head = ↑peewit …
20lapwing — lap·wing || læpwɪŋ n. European plover (type of bird) …
