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Meanings of peewit in English
Spanish
contopus Small olive-colored woodland flycatchers of eastern North America.
Portuguese
quero-quero Synonyms
Examples for "lapwing"
Examples for "lapwing"
1
Suddenly it put forth wings, turned into a lapwing and flew away.
2
Up in the heather the lapwing flew about flapping her wings.
3
The curlew is saying good-night to the lapwing on the hill.
4
Putrid fish and the remains of a black-crested lapwing floated in the willows.
5
The lapwing is a kind of plover, and is very swift of foot.
1
One alone amongst them, the green plover, was opposed to this.
2
Then the green plover came in crying, and all alighted.
3
Green plover, or lapwings, are numerous enough on the Cotswolds.
4
Upon approaching the rising ground at Ewell green plovers or peewits become plentiful in the cornfields.
5
The green plovers are the only things of life that save the earth from utter loneliness.
Usage of peewit in English
1
No; it was flying after a peewit, and the dog caught it.
2
He could imagine it uttering the vibrant, plaintive cry of a peewit.
3
As he went the cry of a peewit rose in the morning air
4
It was a haunt of the cuckoo and peewit, the bunting and carrion crow.
5
Nay, it is my man Dick, calling like a peewit.
6
But here thou shalt see the peewit at home.
7
Presently a low whistle like the peewit's (our signal) called me to Orion.
8
As our peewit takes its name from the sound of its voice, so does the teru-tero.
9
And when these had vanished in the distance Graham heard a peewit wailing close at hand.
10
Commonly known as peewit because of their call.
11
He snapped at it, and it fell upon the grass, stretching out slowly in death-a baby peewit.
12
The peewit chirped, "He that hath no mercy for others, shall find none for himself."
13
What sayest thou to a peewit each?
14
Give them the Bible and all their wants will be satisfied, he cried in a shrill peewit cry.
15
When you hear me cry as the peewit cries, run as quickly as may be towards the boat.
16
The peewit was dead.
About this term
Frequent collocations
Peewit through the time