che|wink

che|wink
che|wink «chee WIHNGK», noun.
a bird of eastern and central North America whose cry sounds somewhat like its name; towhee. The chewink is a kind of finch.
[imitative]

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  • che — agas·ta·che; al·che·mil·la; al·che·mist; al·che·mis·tic; al·che·mize; al·che·my; al·che·ra; an·iso·che·la; ap·o·tra·che·al; ar·che; ar·che·bi·o·sis; ar·che·centric; ar·che·dic·ty·on; ar·che·gone; ar·che·go·ni·al; ar·che·go·ni·a·ta;… …   English syllables

  • chewink — che·wink …   English syllables

  • chewink — che•wink [[t]tʃɪˈwɪŋk[/t]] n. orn the rufous sided towhee of E North America Pipilo erythrophthalmus[/ex] • Etymology: 1785–95, amer.; imit …   From formal English to slang

  • cheewink — Chewink Che wink, n. (Zo[ o]l.) An american bird ({Pipilo erythrophthalmus}) of the Finch family, so called from its note; called also {rufous sided towhee}, {towhee}, {towhee bunting} and {ground robin}. [Also spelled {cheewink}.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Chewink — Che wink, n. (Zo[ o]l.) An american bird ({Pipilo erythrophthalmus}) of the Finch family, so called from its note; called also {rufous sided towhee}, {towhee}, {towhee bunting} and {ground robin}. [Also spelled {cheewink}.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • ground robin — Chewink Che wink, n. (Zo[ o]l.) An american bird ({Pipilo erythrophthalmus}) of the Finch family, so called from its note; called also {rufous sided towhee}, {towhee}, {towhee bunting} and {ground robin}. [Also spelled {cheewink}.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Pipilo erythrophthalmus — Chewink Che wink, n. (Zo[ o]l.) An american bird ({Pipilo erythrophthalmus}) of the Finch family, so called from its note; called also {rufous sided towhee}, {towhee}, {towhee bunting} and {ground robin}. [Also spelled {cheewink}.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • rufous-sided towhee — Chewink Che wink, n. (Zo[ o]l.) An american bird ({Pipilo erythrophthalmus}) of the Finch family, so called from its note; called also {rufous sided towhee}, {towhee}, {towhee bunting} and {ground robin}. [Also spelled {cheewink}.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • towhee — Chewink Che wink, n. (Zo[ o]l.) An american bird ({Pipilo erythrophthalmus}) of the Finch family, so called from its note; called also {rufous sided towhee}, {towhee}, {towhee bunting} and {ground robin}. [Also spelled {cheewink}.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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