English Explanatory Dictionary

peewit

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of several birds:
  2. northern lapwing (Vanellus vanellus)
  3. laughing gull (Xema ridibundus)
  4. pewee or peewee
  5. A magpie-lark (Grallina cyanoleuca).
  6. The sound of the call of one of these birds.

Pronunciation

/ˈpiːwɪt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-peewit.wav /ˈpjuːɪt/

Word forms

peewit peewits pewit

Etymology

Onomatopoeic; for the pronunciation /ˈpjuːɪt/ and corresponding form pewit, compare leeward, Seward, steward.

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