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/peet"weet/, n.the spotted sandpiper.[1830-40, Amer.; imit. rhyming compound; cf. PEWEE, PEWIT]
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peetweet
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peetweet — ☆ peetweet [pēt′wēt΄ ] n. [echoic] see SANDPIPER … English World dictionary
peetweet — peet·weet … English syllables
peetweet — ˈpē.ˌtwēt, usu wēd.+V noun ( s) Etymology: imitative : spotted sandpiper … Useful english dictionary
spottedsandpiper — spotted sandpiper n. A small brownish gray North American shore bird (Actitis macularia) that in summer acquires white underparts with many small black spots. Also called peetweet. * * * … Universalium
