{Carolina willet}, the Hudsonian godwit.
2. To shoot at detached men of an enemy's forces at long
range, esp. when not in action; -- often with at.
2. To nose (a log) to make it drag or slip easily in
skidding.
Note: The common, or whole, snipe ({Gallinago c[oe]lestis})
and the great, or double, snipe ({G. major}), are the
most important European species. The Wilson's snipe
({G. delicata}) (sometimes erroneously called English
snipe) and the gray snipe, or dowitcher ({Macrohamphus
griseus}), are well-known American species.
2. A fool; a blockhead. [R.] --Shak.
{Half snipe}, the dunlin; the jacksnipe.
{Jack snipe}. See {Jacksnipe}.
{Quail snipe}. See under {Quail}.
{Sea snipe}. See in the Vocabulary.
{Snipe hawk}, the marsh harrier. [Prov. Eng.]
{Summer snipe}, the dunlin; the green and the common European
sandpipers.
{Winter snipe}. See {Rock snipe}, under {Rock}.
{Woodcock snipe}, the great snipe.
From the forests and the prairies, From the great
lakes of the northland. --Longfellow.
2. A meadow or tract of grass; especially, a so called
natural meadow.
{Prairie chicken} (Zo["o]l.), any American grouse of the
genus {Tympanuchus}, especially {T. Americanus} (formerly
{T. cupido}), which inhabits the prairies of the central
United States. Applied also to the sharp-tailed grouse.
{Prairie clover} (Bot.), any plant of the leguminous genus
{Petalostemon}, having small rosy or white flowers in
dense terminal heads or spikes. Several species occur in
the prairies of the United States.
{Prairie dock} (Bot.), a coarse composite plant ({Silphium
terebinthaceum}) with large rough leaves and yellow
flowers, found in the Western prairies.
{Prairie dog} (Zo["o]l.), a small American rodent ({Cynomys
Ludovicianus}) allied to the marmots. It inhabits the
plains west of the Mississippi. The prairie dogs burrow in
the ground in large warrens, and have a sharp bark like
that of a dog. Called also {prairie marmot}.
{Prairie grouse}. Same as {Prairie chicken}, above.
{Prairie hare} (Zo["o]l.), a large long-eared Western hare
({Lepus campestris}). See {Jack rabbit}, under 2d {Jack}.
{Prairie hawk}, {Prairie falcon} (Zo["o]l.), a falcon of
Western North America ({Falco Mexicanus}). The upper parts
are brown. The tail has transverse bands of white; the
under parts, longitudinal streaks and spots of brown.
{Prairie hen}. (Zo["o]l.) Same as {Prairie chicken}, above.
{Prairie itch} (Med.), an affection of the skin attended with
intense itching, which is observed in the Northern and
Western United States; -- also called {swamp itch},
{winter itch}.
{Prairie marmot}. (Zo["o]l.) Same as {Prairie dog}, above.
{Prairie mole} (Zo["o]l.), a large American mole ({Scalops
argentatus}), native of the Western prairies.
{Prairie pigeon}, {plover}, or {snipe} (Zo["o]l.), the upland
plover. See {Plover}, n., 2.
{Prairie rattlesnake} (Zo["o]l.), the massasauga.
{Prairie snake} (Zo["o]l.), a large harmless American snake
({Masticophis flavigularis}). It is pale yellow, tinged
with brown above.
{Prairie squirrel} (Zo["o]l.), any American ground squirrel
of the genus {Spermophilus}, inhabiting prairies; --
called also {gopher}.
{Prairie turnip} (Bot.), the edible turnip-shaped farinaceous
root of a leguminous plant ({Psoralea esculenta}) of the
Upper Missouri region; also, the plant itself. Called also
{pomme blanche}, and {pomme de prairie}.
{Prairie warbler} (Zo["o]l.), a bright-colored American
warbler ({Dendroica discolor}). The back is olive yellow,
with a group of reddish spots in the middle; the under
parts and the parts around the eyes are bright yellow; the
sides of the throat and spots along the sides, black;
three outer tail feathers partly white.
{Prairie wolf}. (Zo["o]l.) See {Coyote}.