Meaning of LAPWING
| Pronunciation: | | 'lap`wing
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| | Definition: | | [n] large crested Old World plover having wattles and spurs |
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| | Synonyms: | | green plover, peewit, pewit |
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| | See Also: | | genus Vanellus, plover, Vanellus | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Lap"wing`\, n. [OE. lapwynke, leepwynke, AS.
hle['a]pewince; hle['a]pan to leap, jump + (prob.) a word
akin to AS. wincian to wink, E. wink, AS. wancol wavering;
cf. G. wanken to stagger, waver. See {Leap}, and {Wink}.]
(Zo["o]l.)
A small European bird of the Plover family ({Vanellus
cristatus}, or {V. vanellus}). It has long and broad wings,
and is noted for its rapid, irregular fight, upwards,
downwards, and in circles. Its back is coppery or greenish
bronze. Its eggs are the ``plover's eggs'' of the London
market, esteemed a delicacy. It is called also {peewit},
{dastard plover}, and {wype}. The {gray lapwing} is the
{Squatarola cinerea}.
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| Easton Bible Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | the name of an unclean bird, mentioned only in Lev. 11:19 and Deut. 14:18. The Hebrew name of this bird, _dukiphath_, has been generally regarded as denoting the hoope (Upupa epops), an onomatopoetic word derived from the cry of the bird, which resembles the word "hoop;" a bird not uncommon in Palestine. Others identify it with the English peewit. |
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