Tewit
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Tewit is a noun meaning (Northern England, Scotland) A northern lapwing, Vanellus vanellus.
Meaning
(Northern England, Scotland) A northern lapwing, Vanellus vanellus.
Example Sentences
The crest was a tewit's head and neck erased or.
My father and uncle searched for a tewit's nest and brought home two eggs which were beaten with milk and sugar for me to eat raw.
Once in a while, Banks or Sophia would approach too close to a tewit's ground nest, and the birds would start to panic, twittering and flying nervously back and forth, defending their territory.
Word Forms
- tewits
- tewhit
Synonyms for tewit
Depending on context, synonyms include lapwing.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include teewit, peewit, wipe, weep, chewit, piewipe.
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