peewit

[ pee-wit, pyoo-it ]

noun

1. a variant of pewit.

peewit

/ ˈpiːwɪt /

noun

1. another name for lapwing

Word History and Origins

Origin of peewit¹

C16: imitative of its call

Example Sentences

There were 27 spring heads established on the estate and the first 10 were given the names of animals, including the hare, the peewit, the fox and the swan.

From BBC

Edinburgh town council paid £18 a year to The Lady of Comiston for the lease of the springs with the condition the Peewit Spring should be left for the use of farmer's for their cattle.

From BBC

Cartoonist Pierre Culliford, who wrote under the pseudonym Peyo, struck gold with the incidental creation of the Smurfs in 1958, as he initially had only invented them as supporting characters in his comic of medieval heroes Johan And Peewit.

From Reuters

At the sudden cry of a peewit on the down, one or two bolted and had to be brought back by their officers.

From Literature

The spirit of the lifeless infant remains with her "like a lone peewit, always landing close by when there's bad weather on the way".

From The Guardian