whitterick

whitterick
\\ˈ(h)witərik\ noun (-s)
Etymology: probably imitative
dialect Britain : a European curlew (Numenius arquata)

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  • Whitterick — Whit ter*ick, n. The curlew. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • whitterick — whit·ter·ick …   English syllables

  • whitrack — /hwit rak , wit /, n. Brit. Dial. a weasel; ermine or stoat. Also, whitret /hwit reuht, wit /, whitterick /hwit euhr ik, wit /. [dissimilated var. of ME whitrat. See WHITE, RAT] * * * …   Universalium

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