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Definition of peewit - 4 dictionary results

pee⋅wit

  [pee-wit, pyoo-it]
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–noun
pewit.

pe⋅wit

  [pee-wit, pyoo-it]
–noun
1. the lapwing, Vanellus vanellus.
2. the phoebe.
Also, peewit.

Origin:
1520–30; imit.
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pee·wit   (pē'wĭt', pyōō'ĭt)   
n.  Variant of pewit.
pe·wit also pee·wit   (pē'wĭt', pyōō'ĭt)   
n.  See lapwing.

[Imitative of its call.]
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