What does pewit mean?
Definitions for pewit
ˈpi wɪt, ˈpyu ɪtpe·wit
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Princeton's WordNet
laughing gull, blackcap, pewit, pewit gull, Larus ridibundusnoun
small black-headed European gull
lapwing, green plover, peewit, pewitnoun
large crested Old World plover having wattles and spurs
pewee, peewee, peewit, pewit, wood pewee, Contopus virensnoun
small olive-colored woodland flycatchers of eastern North America
Wikipedia
pewit
The northern lapwing (Vanellus vanellus), also known as the peewit or pewit, tuit or tew-it, green plover, or (in Ireland and Britain) pyewipe or just lapwing, is a bird in the lapwing subfamily. It is common through temperate Eurosiberia.
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pewit
A pewit is a name commonly used to refer to certain species of birds, particularly the Northern lapwing and the green plover, characterized by their distinctive call that sounds like 'pewit'. It is a term mostly used in British English.
Webster Dictionary
Pewitnoun
the lapwing
Pewitnoun
the European black-headed, or laughing, gull (Xema ridibundus). See under Laughing
Pewitnoun
the pewee
Etymology: [Prob. of imitative origin; cf. OD. piewit, D. kievit, G. kibitz.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Pewit
pē′wit, n. the lapwing, a bird with a black head and crest, common in moors.—Also Pē′wet, Pee′wit. [Imit.; cf. Dut. piewit or kiewit.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of pewit in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of pewit in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
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