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LAPWING
lapwing, green plover, peewit, pewit
(noun) large crested Old World plover having wattles and spurs
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
lapwing (plural lapwings)
Any of several medium-sized wading birds belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae within family Charadriidae.
The tewit (Vanellus cristatus) (which is a type of lapwing in the first sense).
A silly man.
Anagrams
• Pawling, pawling
Source: Wiktionary
Lap"wing`, n. Etym: [OE.lapwynke, leepwynke, AS. hleƔpewince; hleƔpan to leap, jump + (prob.) a word akin to AS. wincian to wink, E. wink, AS. wancol wavering; cf. G. wanken to stagger, waver. See Leap, and Wink.] (Zoƶl.)
Definition: A small European bird of the Plover family (Vanellus cristatus, or V. vanellus). It has long and broad wings, and is noted for its rapid, irregular fight, upwards, downwards, and in circles. Its back is coppery or greenish bronze. Its eggs are the "plover's eggs" of the London market, esteemed a delicacy. It is called also peewit, dastard plover, and wype. The gray lapwing is the Squatarola cinerea.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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