A Lancashire dialect name for the lapwing (Vanellus vanellus), a common British wading bird known for its distinctive call. The name is likely imitative of the bird's cry. Dialect bird names like this were once common across English regional speech and are now mainly of interest to dialectologists and bird enthusiasts.
You could hear a chewit calling from the field at dusk, that sharp rising whistle unmistakeable.
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(UK, Lancashire) the lapwing.
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