chewink

American  

[chi-wingk] / tʃɪˈwɪŋk /

noun

1. a towhee, Pipilo erythrophthalmus, of eastern North America.

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Etymology

Origin of chewink

An Americanism dating back to 1785–95; imitative

Example Sentences

He will be led to find out that the chewink is a kind of finch and is so called because of its note, which is accented on the second syllable.

From Time Magazine Archive

"Out West the chewink calls like a catbird," he observed.

From Camping & Tramping with Roosevelt by Burroughs, John

The chewink is more constant in his visits, as is also the golden-winged woodpecker.

From Birds in the Bush by Torrey, Bradford

He is the towhee bunting or chewink, sometimes called ground robin, and in that corner of Colorado he takes the place the robin fills with us, the most common bird about the house.

From Upon The Tree-Tops by Miller, Olive Thorne

There is also a Western chickadee, a Western chewink, a Western blue jay, a Western meadow-lark, a Western snow-bird, a Western bluebird, a Western song-sparrow, Western grouse, quail, hen-hawk, etc., etc.

From Wake-Robin by Burroughs, John