peetweet

peetweet
/peet"weet/, n.
the spotted sandpiper.
[1830-40, Amer.; imit. rhyming compound; cf. PEWEE, PEWIT]

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  • peetweet — ☆ peetweet [pēt′wēt΄ ] n. [echoic] see SANDPIPER …   English World dictionary

  • peetweet — peet·weet …   English syllables

  • peetweet — ˈpē.ˌtwēt, usu wēd.+V noun ( s) Etymology: imitative : spotted sandpiper …   Useful english dictionary

  • spottedsandpiper — 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. * * * …   Universalium

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