peasweep
English
Etymology
So called from its song.
Noun
peasweep (plural peasweeps)
- (UK, dialect, archaic) The peewit, or lapwing.
- (UK, dialect, archaic) The greenfinch.
Alternative forms
References
- “peasweep”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.