Link Centre Dictionary

peewit

pee·wit

UK/ˈpiːwɪt/ US/ˈpjuːɪt/ uncommon

noun

1.

large crested Old World plover having wattles and spurs

Synonyms
2.

Origin

Onomatopoeic; for the pronunciation /ˈpjuːɪt/ and corresponding form pewit, compare leeward, Seward, steward.

Related words

Broader terms

Narrower terms

Parts

WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved. Wiktionary content is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike Licence.