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Definition of Lapwing

1. Noun. Large crested Old World plover having wattles and spurs.

Definition of Lapwing

1. n. 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.

Definition of Lapwing

1. a shore bird [n -S]

Medical Definition of Lapwing

1. 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. Origin: OE.lapwynke, leepwynke, AS. Hleapewince; hleapan 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. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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Literary usage of Lapwing

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1. Chronological History of the West Indies by Thomas Southey (1827)
"The next day the lapwing was chased by two large French frigates. Upon the 10th of June, the French in Grenada, under their commandant Jossy, ..."

2. The Law Journal Reports: New Series (1882)
"Cross suits have been instituted by the Steam Navigation Company and by the lieutenant of the lapwing, who has been substituted for the commander who is ..."

3. The New American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana (1861)
"have a spur at the fold of the wing, but in other respects resemble the European lapwing ; they are very noisy, like most of the plovers. ..."

4. Dictionary of Obsolete and Provincial English: Containing Words from the by Thomas Wright (1904)
"The lapwing. Käst. HORN-SHOOT, v. To incline or diverge, »aid of any stone or timber which should be ... The lapwing. Cortan. HOROLOGE, t. (Lat.) A clock. ..."

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