wil|let

wil|let
wil|let «WIHL iht», noun, plural -lets or (collectively) -let.
a large, grayish, North American wading bird, related to the snipes and sandpipers, which reveals a striking black-and-white pattern on the wings when in flight; duck snipe.
[American English; imitative of its call]

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  • willet — wil•let [[t]ˈwɪl ɪt[/t]] n. pl. lets, (esp. collectively) let. orn a large North American sandpiper, Catoptrophorus semipalmatus, with a striking black and white wing pattern • Etymology: 1700–10, amer.; short for pill will willet, conventional… …   From formal English to slang

  • Carolina willet — Willet Wil let, n. (Zo[ o]l.) A large North American snipe ({Symphemia semipalmata}); called also {pill willet}, {will willet}, {semipalmated tattler}, or {snipe}, {duck snipe}, and {stone curlew}. [1913 Webster] {Carolina willet}, the Hudsonian… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • duck snipe — Willet Wil let, n. (Zo[ o]l.) A large North American snipe ({Symphemia semipalmata}); called also {pill willet}, {will willet}, {semipalmated tattler}, or {snipe}, {duck snipe}, and {stone curlew}. [1913 Webster] {Carolina willet}, the Hudsonian… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Pill-willet — Pill wil let, n. [So named from its note.] (Zo[ o]l.) The willet. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • pill-willet — Willet Wil let, n. (Zo[ o]l.) A large North American snipe ({Symphemia semipalmata}); called also {pill willet}, {will willet}, {semipalmated tattler}, or {snipe}, {duck snipe}, and {stone curlew}. [1913 Webster] {Carolina willet}, the Hudsonian… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • semipalmated tattler — Willet Wil let, n. (Zo[ o]l.) A large North American snipe ({Symphemia semipalmata}); called also {pill willet}, {will willet}, {semipalmated tattler}, or {snipe}, {duck snipe}, and {stone curlew}. [1913 Webster] {Carolina willet}, the Hudsonian… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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