pewee

ˈpi.wi

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#1·6h ago

(countable) Any of various tyrant flycatchers of the genus .

Origin: Imitative of the vocalisations of various birds. For the passerine, originally imitative of the vocalisations of the eastern wood pewee, later extended to other members of the same genus. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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#2·6h ago

(countable, US, dialect) A woodcock.

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#3·6h ago

(uncountable) An American version of the children's game gilli-danda.

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