- whim|brel
- whim|brel «HWIHM bruhl», noun.a curlew of arctic regions; Hudsonian curlew.╂[probably < whimp, or whimper (because of its cry)]
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whim|brel
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whim — whim·brel; whim; whim·per·ing·ly; whim·si·cal; whim·si·cal·i·ty; whim·sied; whim·sy wham·sy; whim·per; whim·sy; whim·si·cal·ly; whim·si·cal·ness; … English syllables
brel — cam·brel; ex·um·brel·la; gam·brel; tim·brel; tum·brel; whim·brel; um·brel·la; ex·um·brel·lar; … English syllables
whimbrel — whim·brel … English syllables
whimbrel — whim•brel [[t]ˈ(h)wɪm brəl, ˈwɪm [/t]] n. orn a curlew, Numenius phaeopus, of both the New and Old Worlds • Etymology: 1520–30; orig. uncert … From formal English to slang
Eskimo — Whimbrel Whim brel, n. [Cf. {Whimper}.] (Zo[ o]l) Any one of several species of small curlews, especially the European species (Numenius ph[ae]opus), called also {Jack curlew}, {half curlew}, {stone curlew}, and {tang whaup}. See Illustration in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
half curlew — Whimbrel Whim brel, n. [Cf. {Whimper}.] (Zo[ o]l) Any one of several species of small curlews, especially the European species (Numenius ph[ae]opus), called also {Jack curlew}, {half curlew}, {stone curlew}, and {tang whaup}. See Illustration in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hudsonian — Whimbrel Whim brel, n. [Cf. {Whimper}.] (Zo[ o]l) Any one of several species of small curlews, especially the European species (Numenius ph[ae]opus), called also {Jack curlew}, {half curlew}, {stone curlew}, and {tang whaup}. See Illustration in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Jack curlew — Whimbrel Whim brel, n. [Cf. {Whimper}.] (Zo[ o]l) Any one of several species of small curlews, especially the European species (Numenius ph[ae]opus), called also {Jack curlew}, {half curlew}, {stone curlew}, and {tang whaup}. See Illustration in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
stone curlew — Whimbrel Whim brel, n. [Cf. {Whimper}.] (Zo[ o]l) Any one of several species of small curlews, especially the European species (Numenius ph[ae]opus), called also {Jack curlew}, {half curlew}, {stone curlew}, and {tang whaup}. See Illustration in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tang whaup — Whimbrel Whim brel, n. [Cf. {Whimper}.] (Zo[ o]l) Any one of several species of small curlews, especially the European species (Numenius ph[ae]opus), called also {Jack curlew}, {half curlew}, {stone curlew}, and {tang whaup}. See Illustration in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
