pee-wit

pee-wit
North Country (Newcastle) Words
the lapwing

English dialects glossary. 2013.

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  • pee|wit — «PEE wiht», noun. = pewit. (Cf. ↑pewit) …   Useful english dictionary

  • pee-wit-land — North Country (Newcastle) Words cold, wet, bad land which the pee wit generally haunts …   English dialects glossary

  • pe|wit — «PEE wiht, PYOO iht», noun. 1. = lapwing. (Cf. ↑lapwing) 2. a European black headed gull. 3. = pewee. (Cf. ↑pewee) ╂[imitative. Compare Flemish piewit voghel pewit bird.] …   Useful english dictionary

  • peewit — pee|wit [ˈpi:wıt] n a ↑lapwing …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • peewit — /pee wit, pyooh it/, n. pewit. * * * …   Universalium

  • pewit — /pee wit, pyooh it/, n. 1. the lapwing, Vanellus vanellus. 2. the phoebe. Also, peewit. [1520 30; imit.] * * * …   Universalium

  • peewit — pee•wit [[t]ˈpi wɪt, ˈpyu ɪt[/t]] n. orn pewit …   From formal English to slang

  • Peevit — Pee vit, Peewit Pee wit, n. (Zo[ o]l.) See {Pewit}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Peewit — Peevit Pee vit, Peewit Pee wit, n. (Zo[ o]l.) See {Pewit}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • performing arts — arts or skills that require public performance, as acting, singing, or dancing. [1945 50] * * * ▪ 2009 Introduction Music Classical.       The last vestiges of the Cold War seemed to thaw for a moment on Feb. 26, 2008, when the unfamiliar strains …   Universalium

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