GAMBET

Etymology

Noun

gambet (plural gambets)

Any bird of the genus Totanus; a tattler.

Source: Wiktionary


Gam"bet, n. Etym: [Fr. gambette, or It. gambetta.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: Any bird of the genuis Totanus. See Tattler.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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