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wype |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Lapwing \Lap"wing`\, n. [OE. lapwynke leepwynke AS hle['a]pewince; hle['a]pan to leap, jump + (prob.) a word akin to AS wincian to wink, E. wink, AS wancol wavering; cf G. wanken to stagger, waver. See {Leap}, and {Wink}.] (Zo["o]l.) A small European bird of the Plover family ({Vanellus cristatus}, or {V. vanellus}). It has long and broad wings, and is noted for its rapid, irregular fight, upwards, downwards, and in circles. Its back is coppery or greenish bronze. Its eggs are the ``plover's eggs'' of the London market, esteemed a delicacy. It is called also {peewit}, {dastard plover}, and {wype}. The {gray lapwing} is the {Squatarola cinerea}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Wype \Wype\, n. The wipe, or lapwing. [Prov. Eng.]
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