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Definition of peetweet - 3 dictionary results

peet⋅weet

  [peet-weet]
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–noun
the spotted sandpiper.
Origin:
1830–40, Americanism; imit. rhyming compound; cf. pewee, pewit
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peet·weet   (pēt'wēt')   
n.  See spotted sandpiper.

[Imitative of its call.]
spotted sandpiper  
n.  A small brownish-gray North American shore bird (Actitis macularia) that in summer acquires white underparts with many small black spots. Also called peetweet.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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