godwit
English
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Etymology
Origin unknown. Not in Middle English or Old English, but apparently representing Old English *gōdwiht, equivalent to good + wight (“creature”).
Pronunciation
Noun
godwit (plural godwits)
- Any of four species of long-billed, migratory wading birds in the genus Limosa, of the family Scolopacidae.
- c.1610, Ben Jonson, The Alchemist
- My foot-boy shall eat pheasants, calvered salmons, / Knots, godwits, lampreys: I myself will have / The beards of barbels, served instead of salads […]
- c.1610, Ben Jonson, The Alchemist
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Translations
Bird
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