Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The magpie-lark.
  • noun Same as pewee.

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  • noun Alternative spelling of peewee.
  • noun The lapwing.

Etymologies

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Probably reduplication of wee ("small").

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Probably onomatopoeia from the birds' songs.

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