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Definition of Plovers
1. plover [n] - See also: plover
Lexicographical Neighbors of Plovers
Literary usage of Plovers
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Penny Cyclopaedia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge by Charles Knight (1840)
"plovers and Sandpipers, on the contrary, live only on sandy and unsheltered
shores, or on exposed commons ; they congregate in flocks, and run with great ..."
2. Report on the Birds of Pennsylvania: With Special Reference to the Food by Pennsylvania Ornithologist, Benjamin Harry Warren (1890)
"plovers. THE plovers. About a dozen species and two or three varieties of this
large and ... At times, other than when breeding, plovers are gregarious, ..."
3. North American Birds Eggs by Chester Albert Reed (1904)
"... in company with other waders such as" the Golden or Black-bellied plovers.
Their nests are simply hollows in the plains, lined with a few grasses, ..."
4. North American Birds Eggs by Chester Albert Reed (1904)
"... they are very often found, during migration, in company with other waders such
as the Golden or Black-bellied plovers. Their nests are simply hollows in ..."
5. The Practitioner by Gale Group, ProQuest Information and Learning Company (1885)
"In cases where the digestion is very feeble and where it is important to sustain
the strength of the patient, it is possible that by using plovers' eggs ..."
6. The Steward's Handbook and Guide to Party Catering by Jessup Whitehead (1903)
"plovers — The best plovers are the golden plovers. They were the first birds that
were eaten without being drawn, and they arc still dressed in this way. ..."
7. A New System of Domestic Cookery: Formed Upon Principles of Economy and by Maria Eliza Ketelby Rundell (1824)
"To dress plovers. Roast the green ones in the same \yay as woodcocks and ...
Gray plovers may be either roasted, or stewed with gravy, herbs, and spice. ..."
8. Penny Cyclopaedia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge by Charles Knight (1840)
"plovers and Sandpipers, on the contrary, live only on sandy and unsheltered
shores, or on exposed commons ; they congregate in flocks, and run with great ..."
9. Report on the Birds of Pennsylvania: With Special Reference to the Food by Pennsylvania Ornithologist, Benjamin Harry Warren (1890)
"plovers. THE plovers. About a dozen species and two or three varieties of this
large and ... At times, other than when breeding, plovers are gregarious, ..."
10. North American Birds Eggs by Chester Albert Reed (1904)
"... in company with other waders such as" the Golden or Black-bellied plovers.
Their nests are simply hollows in the plains, lined with a few grasses, ..."
11. North American Birds Eggs by Chester Albert Reed (1904)
"... they are very often found, during migration, in company with other waders such
as the Golden or Black-bellied plovers. Their nests are simply hollows in ..."
12. The Practitioner by Gale Group, ProQuest Information and Learning Company (1885)
"In cases where the digestion is very feeble and where it is important to sustain
the strength of the patient, it is possible that by using plovers' eggs ..."
13. The Steward's Handbook and Guide to Party Catering by Jessup Whitehead (1903)
"plovers — The best plovers are the golden plovers. They were the first birds that
were eaten without being drawn, and they arc still dressed in this way. ..."
14. A New System of Domestic Cookery: Formed Upon Principles of Economy and by Maria Eliza Ketelby Rundell (1824)
"To dress plovers. Roast the green ones in the same \yay as woodcocks and ...
Gray plovers may be either roasted, or stewed with gravy, herbs, and spice. ..."
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