- lapwing lap·wing n
- ['læpˌwɪŋ]
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lap|wing — «LAP WIHNG», noun. a plover of Europe, Asia, and northern Africa. the lapwing has a crested head, a slow, irregular flight, and a peculiar wailing cry; pewit; weep. ╂[alteration of Old English hlēapewince < hlēapan to leap + wince tottering… … Useful english dictionary
Lapwing — 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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lapwing — /lap wing /, n. 1. a large Old World plover, Vanellus vanellus, having a long, slender, upcurved crest, an erratic, flapping flight, and a shrill cry. 2. any of several similar, related plovers. [bef. 1050; ME, var. (by assoc. with WING) of… … Universalium
lapwing — [lap′wiŋ΄] n. [ME lapwinge, altered (by folk etym., by assoc. with lappe, LAP1 & wing, WING) < OE hleapewince < hleapan, to LEAP + wince < wincian (see WINK): prob. so called from its irregular flight] any of a genus (Vanellus) of black… … English World dictionary
lapwing — lap|wing [ læp,wıŋ ] noun count a small European bird with dark feathers, a white breast, and raised feathers on its head. A lapwing is sometimes called a peewit … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
lapwing — lap•wing [[t]ˈlæpˌwɪŋ[/t]] n. orn any of several large plovers of the genus Vanellus, esp. V. vanellus, of Eurasia and N Africa, having a long, upcurved crest, an erratic, flopping flight, and a shrill cry • Etymology: bef. 1050; ME, var. (by… … From formal English to slang
lapwing — lap|wing [ˈlæpˌwıŋ] n a small black and white European bird with raised feathers on its head = ↑peewit … Dictionary of contemporary English
lapwing — lap·wing … English syllables
gray lapwing — Lapwing 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lapwing — [OE] The present day form of the word lapwing is due to the notion that it describes the way the bird’s wings overlap in flight, but in fact although it did originally refer to the way the bird flies, it has no etymological connection with lap or … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
lapwing — [OE] The present day form of the word lapwing is due to the notion that it describes the way the bird’s wings overlap in flight, but in fact although it did originally refer to the way the bird flies, it has no etymological connection with lap or … Word origins
