Yarwhip

Yarwhip
Yarwhip Yar"whip`, n. [So called from its sharp cry uttered when taking wing.] (Zo["o]l.) The European bar-tailed godwit; -- called also {yardkeep}, and yarwhelp. See {Godwit}. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster]

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  • yardkeep — Yarwhip Yar whip , n. [So called from its sharp cry uttered when taking wing.] (Zo[ o]l.) The European bar tailed godwit; called also {yardkeep}, and yarwhelp. See {Godwit}. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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