weet-weet

See also: weet weet

English

Etymology

So called from its piping cry when disturbed.

Noun

weet-weet (plural weet-weets)

  1. (obsolete, UK, dialect) The common European sandpiper.
  2. (obsolete, UK, dialect) The chaffinch.

References

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