Pyewipe

{34b} There is a “Pyewipe” Inn at Lincoln, and Pyewipe Hall, near

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Nook,” or corner. On this ground the common green plover — Vanellus cristatus — then commonly called the “Pyewipe,” bred in large numbers; the eggs were, as they are still, regarded as a delicacy, and old “Tabshag” used to make a considerable sum of money every year by sending hampers of these eggs by coach up to London for sale.

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