peewit

noun

1. pewit.

noun

1. the lapwing, Vanellus vanellus.
2. the phoebe.

noun

1. another name for lapwing

noun

1. another name for lapwing

n.“lapwing” (still the usual name for it in Scotland), 1520s, imitative of its cry (cf. Flemish piewit-voghel, Middle Low German kivit, German kiwitz; also see kibitz).