peetweet

[ peet-weet ]

noun

1. the spotted sandpiper.

peetweet

/ ˈpiːtˌwiːt /

noun

1. another name for the spotted sandpiper

Word History and Origins

Origin of peetweet¹

1830–40, Americanism; imitative rhyming compound; pewee, pewit

Word History and Origins

Origin of peetweet¹

C19: imitative of its cry

Example Sentences

Every bird that flies had come to the Father, but the peetweet had come last because he was lazy.

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But the peetweet went on, "I should think the lakes could find their way into the hollows of the mountains by themselves."

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That is why the peetweet flies over river and lake, but ever cries eagerly, "Peet-weet, peet-weet!" for that is his word for "Rain, rain!"

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The Father heard the lazy peetweet, and he said, "Do you not wish to show the waters where to go?"

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Peetweet took a keen interest; so did the city boy.

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