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limpkin

[ limp-kin ]

noun

  1. a large, loud-voiced, wading bird, Aramus guarauna, intermediate in size and character between the cranes and the rails, of the warmer regions of America.

limpkin

/ ˈlɪmpkɪn /

noun

  1. a rail-like wading bird, Aramus guarauna, of tropical American marshes, having dark brown plumage with white markings and a wailing cry: order Gruiformes (cranes, rails, etc) Also calledcourlan

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Word History and Origins

Origin of limpkin1

1870–75, Americanism; limp 1 + -kin; so called because of its jerky walk

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Word History and Origins

Origin of limpkin1

C19: named from its awkward gait

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Example Sentences

They can run rapidly, having a peculiar mincing gait, that is said to have given them the name of Limpkin.

The Limpkin is a singular inhabitant of the more retired Florida swamps.

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