Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Lapwing"
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary (easton)
Lapwing
the name of an unclean bird, mentioned only in Lev. 11:19 and
Deut. 14:18. The Hebrew name of this bird, _dukiphath_, has been
generally regarded as denoting the hoope (Upupa epops), an
onomatopoetic word derived from the cry of the bird, which
resembles the word "hoop;" a bird not uncommon in Palestine.
Others identify it with the English peewit.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Lapwing \Lap"wing`\, n. [OE. lapwynke, leepwynke, AS.
hle['a]pewince; hle['a]pan to leap, jump + (prob.) a word
akin to AS. wincian to wink, E. wink, AS. wancol wavering;
cf. G. wanken to stagger, waver. See {Leap}, and {Wink}.]
(Zo["o]l.)
A small European bird of the Plover family ({Vanellus
cristatus}, or {V. vanellus}). It has long and broad wings,
and is noted for its rapid, irregular fight, upwards,
downwards, and in circles. Its back is coppery or greenish
bronze. Its eggs are the ``plover's eggs'' of the London
market, esteemed a delicacy. It is called also {peewit},
{dastard plover}, and {wype}. The {gray lapwing} is the
{Squatarola cinerea}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
lapwing
n : large crested Old World plover having wattles and spurs
[syn: {green plover}, {peewit}, {pewit}]
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