tewhittewitn.

Brit.

/ˈtiːhwɪt/,

/ˈtiːwɪt/,

/ˈtjuːᵻt/, U.S.

/ˈtiˌ(h)wɪt/,

/ˈt(j)uət/

Forms: α. Middle English, 1700s–1800s tuchet, 1500s tuechit, tuquheit, 1800s teuchit, teuchat, tchuchet; β. 1600s tuewhite, tequhyt, terwhite, tirwhit, tirwit, 1800s tuquheit, tewhit, teewheep, teewhoap; γ. 1500s tuit, tuwyte, 1600s– tewit (1600s–1800s tewet, 1600s teewitte); δ. 1700s–1800s tewfet, tufit, 1800s tufat, teufet, teufit, teafit.

Etymology: Originally echoic: see peewit n. The α and β forms are Scots; the others are cited in the Eng. Dial. Dict. from Scotland to Yorkshire and Cheshire.

Now local.

The common Lapwing or Pewit, Vanellus cristatus.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > birds > order Charadriiformes > [noun] > family Charadriidae > member of genus Vanellus > vanellus vanellus (lapwing)

lapwingc1050

wypec1325

tewhita1525

peewita1529

black plover1538

bastard plover1544

green plover1550

lappoint1584

peesweep1772

peeweepa1825

lapwing-gull1844

flapjack1847

teeack1869

flop-wing1885

peewee1886

silver plover1890

α.

a1525 (c1448) R. Holland Bk. Howlat l. 834 in W. A. Craigie Asloan MS (1925) II. 121 The tuchet gird to ye golk & gaif him a fall.

c1550 Complaynt Scotl. (1979) vi. 31 The tuechitis cryit theuis nek, quhen the piettis clattrit.

1553 in J. D. Marwick Extracts Rec. Burgh Edinb. II. 185 The best tuquheit iij.d.

1746 W. Forbes Dominie Depos'd iii. iii 'Tis strange what makes kirk-fouks so stupid,..Far better for them hunt the touchit.

1818 G. Beattie John o' Arnha' (ed. 2) 63 The timid teuchit slouch'd its crest.

1899 J. Colville Sc. Vernacular 12 The teuchat..wailed out in circles round the intruder.

β. 1629 Orkney Witch Trial in Dalyell Darker Superstit. Scotl. (1834) 150 (note) Get the bones of ane tequhyt, and carry thame in your clothes.1671 S. Skinner & T. Henshaw Etymologicon Linguæ Anglicanæ Tirwhit. [Hence in 1706 Phillips's New World of Words (ed. 6), etc.]1824 J. Mactaggart Sc. Gallovidian Encycl. at Pirr Eggs, somewhat like tewhit eggs in size and colour.1835 J. M. Wilson Hist. Tales Borders I. 185/2 He was just in the situation o' a tewhit that had lost its mate—te-wheet! te-wheet! it cried.γ. 1570 P. Levens Manipulus Vocabulorum sig. Miii^v/2 A Tuit, lapwing, vpupa.1592 in J. Harland House & Farm Accts. Shuttleworths (1856) I. 76 Towe tuwytes and a snype, iij^d.1678 J. Ray tr. F. Willughby Ornithol. 307 In the North of England they call it the Tewit, from its cry.1694 Philos. Trans. 1693 (Royal Soc.) 17 997 The Tewits [in Virginia] are smaller than the English, and have no long Toppins.1828 W. Carr Dial. Craven (ed. 2) Tewet, a pewit or plover.δ. 1787 F. Grose Provinc. Gloss. Tewfet, a lapwing. North.1788 W. Marshall Provincialisms E. Yorks. in Rural Econ. Yorks. II. 361 Tufit, the peewit, or green plover.1878 W. Dickinson Gloss. Words & Phrases Cumberland (ed. 2) Teufet.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	tewhit
释义	tewhittewitn. Brit. /ˈtiːhwɪt/, /ˈtiːwɪt/, /ˈtjuːᵻt/, U.S. /ˈtiˌ(h)wɪt/, /ˈt(j)uət/ Forms: α. Middle English, 1700s–1800s tuchet, 1500s tuechit, tuquheit, 1800s teuchit, teuchat, tchuchet; β. 1600s tuewhite, tequhyt, terwhite, tirwhit, tirwit, 1800s tuquheit, tewhit, teewheep, teewhoap; γ. 1500s tuit, tuwyte, 1600s– tewit (1600s–1800s tewet, 1600s teewitte); δ. 1700s–1800s tewfet, tufit, 1800s tufat, teufet, teufit, teafit. Etymology: Originally echoic: see peewit n. The α and β forms are Scots; the others are cited in the Eng. Dial. Dict. from Scotland to Yorkshire and Cheshire. Now local. The common Lapwing or Pewit, Vanellus cristatus. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Charadriiformes > [noun] > family Charadriidae > member of genus Vanellus > vanellus vanellus (lapwing) lapwingc1050 wypec1325 tewhita1525 peewita1529 black plover1538 bastard plover1544 green plover1550 lappoint1584 peesweep1772 peeweepa1825 lapwing-gull1844 flapjack1847 teeack1869 flop-wing1885 peewee1886 silver plover1890 α. a1525 (c1448) R. Holland Bk. Howlat l. 834 in W. A. Craigie Asloan MS (1925) II. 121 The tuchet gird to ye golk & gaif him a fall. c1550 Complaynt Scotl. (1979) vi. 31 The tuechitis cryit theuis nek, quhen the piettis clattrit. 1553 in J. D. Marwick Extracts Rec. Burgh Edinb. II. 185 The best tuquheit iij.d. 1746 W. Forbes Dominie Depos'd iii. iii 'Tis strange what makes kirk-fouks so stupid,..Far better for them hunt the touchit. 1818 G. Beattie John o' Arnha' (ed. 2) 63 The timid teuchit slouch'd its crest. 1899 J. Colville Sc. Vernacular 12 The teuchat..wailed out in circles round the intruder. β. 1629 Orkney Witch Trial in Dalyell Darker Superstit. Scotl. (1834) 150 (note) Get the bones of ane tequhyt, and carry thame in your clothes.1671 S. Skinner & T. Henshaw Etymologicon Linguæ Anglicanæ Tirwhit. [Hence in 1706 Phillips's New World of Words (ed. 6), etc.]1824 J. Mactaggart Sc. Gallovidian Encycl. at Pirr Eggs, somewhat like tewhit eggs in size and colour.1835 J. M. Wilson Hist. Tales Borders I. 185/2 He was just in the situation o' a tewhit that had lost its mate—te-wheet! te-wheet! it cried.γ. 1570 P. Levens Manipulus Vocabulorum sig. Miii^v/2 A Tuit, lapwing, vpupa.1592 in J. Harland House & Farm Accts. Shuttleworths (1856) I. 76 Towe tuwytes and a snype, iij^d.1678 J. Ray tr. F. Willughby Ornithol. 307 In the North of England they call it the Tewit, from its cry.1694 Philos. Trans. 1693 (Royal Soc.) 17 997 The Tewits [in Virginia] are smaller than the English, and have no long Toppins.1828 W. Carr Dial. Craven (ed. 2) Tewet, a pewit or plover.δ. 1787 F. Grose Provinc. Gloss. Tewfet, a lapwing. North.1788 W. Marshall Provincialisms E. Yorks. in Rural Econ. Yorks. II. 361 Tufit, the peewit, or green plover.1878 W. Dickinson Gloss. Words & Phrases Cumberland (ed. 2) Teufet. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online March 2022). > see also also refers to : te-whitint. < n.a1525 see also
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