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

lapwing \lap"wing`\, n. oe. lapwynke, leepwynke, as.
   hle'apewince; hle'apan 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.
   zool.
   a small european bird of the plover family vanellus
   cristatus, or vanellus 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.
   1913 webster
see also:
leap wink vanellus cristatus vanellus vanellus peewit dastard plover 
wype gray lapwing squatarola cinerea 

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