[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

sandpiper \sand"pi`per\, n.
   1. zool. any one of numerous species of small limicoline
      game birds belonging to tringa, actodromas,
      ereunetes, and various allied genera of the family
      tringidae.
      1913 webster

   note: the most important north american species are the
         pectoral sandpiper tringa maculata, called also
         brownback, grass snipe, and jacksnipe; the
         red-backed, or black-breasted, sandpiper, or dunlin
         tringa alpina; the purple sandpiper tringa
         maritima: the red-breasted sandpiper, or knot tringa
         canutus; the semipalmated sandpiper ereunetes
         pusillus; the spotted sandpiper, or teeter-tail
         actitis macularia; the buff-breasted sandpiper
         tryngites subruficollis, and the bartramian
         sandpiper, or upland plover. see under upland. among
         the european species are the dunlin, the knot, the
         ruff, the sanderling, and the common sandpiper
         actitis hypoleucus syn. tringoides hypoleucus,
         called also fiddler, peeper, pleeps, weet-weet,
         and summer snipe. some of the small plovers and
         tattlers are also called sandpipers.
         1913 webster

   2. zool. a small lamprey eel; the pride.
      1913 webster

   curlew sandpiper. see under curlew.

   stilt sandpiper. see under stilt.
      1913 webster
see also:
tringa actodromas ereunetes tringidae tringa maculata brownback 
grass snipe jacksnipe tringa alpina tringa maritima tringa canutus 
ereunetes pusillus actitis macularia tryngites subruficollis upland actitis hypoleucus 
tringoides hypoleucus fiddler peeper pleeps weet-weet 
summer snipe curlew sandpiper curlew stilt sandpiper stilt 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

snipe \snipe\, n. oe. snipe; akin to d. snep, snip, lg. sneppe,
   snippe, g. schnepfe, icel. snimacpa in comp., dan.
   sneppe, sw. snaumppa a sanpiper, and possibly to e. snap.
   see snap, snaffle.
   1. zool. any one of numerous species of limicoline game
      birds of the family scolopacidae, having a long,
      slender, nearly straight beak.
      1913 webster

   note: the common, or whole, snipe gallinago coelestis
         and the great, or double, snipe gallinago major,
         are the most important european species. the wilson's
         snipe gallinago delicata sometimes erroneously
         called english snipe and the gray snipe, or
         dowitcher macrohamphus griseus, are well-known
         american species.
         1913 webster

   2. a fool; a blockhead. r. --shak.
      1913 webster

   half snipe, the dunlin; the jacksnipe.

   jack snipe. see jacksnipe.

   quail snipe. see under quail.

   robin snipe, the knot.

   sea snipe. see in the vocabulary.

   shore snipe, any sandpiper.

   snipe hawk, the marsh harrier. prov. eng.

   stone snipe, the tattler.

   summer snipe, the dunlin; the green and the common european
      sandpipers.

   winter snipe. see rock snipe, under rock.

   woodcock snipe, the great snipe.
      1913 webster
see also:
snap snaffle scolopacidae gallinago coelestis gallinago major gallinago delicata 
english snipe macrohamphus griseus half snipe jack snipe jacksnipe 
quail snipe quail robin snipe sea snipe shore snipe 
snipe hawk stone snipe summer snipe winter snipe rock snipe 
rock woodcock snipe 

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

summer \sum"mer\, n. oe. sumer, somer, as. sumor, sumer; akin
   to ofries. sumur, d. zomer, os. sumar, g. sommer, ohg. 
   icel. sumar, dan. sommer, sw. sommar, w. haf, zend hama, skr.
   sam=a year. root292.
   the season of the year in which the sun shines most directly
   upon any region; the warmest period of the year.
   1913 webster

   note: north of the equator summer is popularly taken to
         include the months of june, july, and august.
         astronomically it may be considered, in the northern
         hemisphere, to begin with the summer solstice, about
         june 21st, and to end with the autumnal equinox, about
         september 22d.
         1913 webster

   indian summer, in north america, a period of warm weather
      late in autumn, usually characterized by a clear sky, and
      by a hazy or smoky appearance of the atmosphere,
      especially near the horizon. the name is derived probably
      from the custom of the indians of using this time in
      preparation for winter by laying in stores of food.

   saint martin's summer. see under saint.

   summer bird zool., the wryneck. prov. eng.

   summer colt, the undulating state of the air near the
      surface of the ground when heated. eng.

   summer complaint med., a popular term for any diarrheal
      disorder occurring in summer, especially when produced by
      heat and indigestion.

   summer coot zool., the american gallinule. local, u.s.
      

   summer cypress bot., an annual plant kochia scoparia
      of the goosefoot family. it has narrow, ciliate, crowded
      leaves, and is sometimes seen in gardens.

   summer duck. zool.
   a the wood duck.
   b the garganey, or summer teal. see illust. of wood duck,
       under wood.

   summer fallow, land uncropped and plowed, etc., during the
      summer, in order to pulverize the soil and kill the weeds.
      

   summer rash med., prickly heat. see under prickly.

   summer sheldrake zool., the hooded merganser. local,
      u.s.

   summer snipe. zool.
   a the dunlin.
   b the common european sandpiper.
   c the green sandpiper.

   summer tanager zool., a singing bird piranga rubra
      native of the middle and southern united states. the male
      is deep red, the female is yellowish olive above and
      yellow beneath. called also summer redbird.

   summer teal zool., the blue-winged teal. local, u.s.

   summer wheat, wheat that is sown in the spring, and matures
      during the summer following. see spring wheat.

   summer yellowbird. zool. see yellowbird.
      1913 webster
see also:
indian summer saint martin's summer saint summer bird summer colt summer complaint 
summer coot summer cypress kochia scoparia summer duck wood duck 
wood summer fallow summer rash prickly summer sheldrake 
summer snipe summer tanager piranga rubra summer redbird summer teal 
summer wheat spring wheat summer yellowbird yellowbird 

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