- dow|itch|er
- dow|itch|er «DOW ih chuhr», noun.an American shore bird with a long bill, similar to a snipe.╂[American English, perhaps < Iroquoian (compare Onondaga tawish)]
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dow — dow·able; dow·a·ger; dow·el·er; dow·er·ess; dow·er·less; dow·ie; dow·ie·ism; dow·ie·ite; dow·itch; dow·itch·er; dow·las; dow·ly; dow·na; dow·nin·gia; dow·sa·bel; dow·sets; dow·ter; dow; en·dow; en·dow·ment; pan·dow·dy; row·dy·dow; row·dy·dow·dy;… … English syllables
itch — cow·itch; dow·itch; dow·itch·er; itch·i·ly; itch·i·ness; itch; pow·itch; … English syllables
dowitch — dow·itch … English syllables
dowitcher — dow·itch·er … English syllables
dowitcher — dow•itch•er [[t]ˈdaʊ ɪtʃ ər[/t]] n. orn any of several long billed snipelike shorebirds of North America and Asia, esp Limnodromus griseus[/ex] • Etymology: 1835–45, amer.; perh. < N Iroquoian; cf. Mohawk tawístawis snipe … From formal English to slang
brownback — Dowitcher Dow itch*er, n. (Zo[ o]l.) The red breasted or gray snipe ({Macrorhamphus griseus}); called also {brownback}, and {grayback}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Dowitcher — Dow itch*er, n. (Zo[ o]l.) The red breasted or gray snipe ({Macrorhamphus griseus}); called also {brownback}, and {grayback}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
grayback — Dowitcher Dow itch*er, n. (Zo[ o]l.) The red breasted or gray snipe ({Macrorhamphus griseus}); called also {brownback}, and {grayback}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Macrorhamphus griseus — Dowitcher Dow itch*er, n. (Zo[ o]l.) The red breasted or gray snipe ({Macrorhamphus griseus}); called also {brownback}, and {grayback}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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