godwitn.

Brit.

/ˈɡɒdwɪt/, U.S.

/ˈɡɑdˌwɪt/

Forms:

α. late Middle English godewytys (plural), 1500s–1600s godwyt, 1500s godwitte, 1500s goodwith, 1500s goodwyttez (plural), 1500s– godwit, 1600s godwitt, 1600s godwitte, 1600s goodwet, 1600s goodwittes (plural), 1600s gotwit, 1600s–1800s goodwit.

β. 1500s godwipe.

γ. 1500s goodwike, 1600s godwike.

δ. Chiefly English regional (northern) and Irish English 1700s– godwyn, 1800s– godwin, 1900s– goodwin.

Origin: Probably an imitative or expressive formation.

Etymology: Probably originally imitative of the bird's call. Compare yarwhelp n. and the variants recorded at that entry. Compare (denoting a different bird) peewit n. and tewhit n. Compare also te-whit int. and tweet int.In early use often rendering classical Latin attagēn bird resembling the partridge, and also Spanish francolin (see francolin n.). Perhaps compare the surname of Willelmo Godwit (1301), although this is more likely to reflect the phrase good wit . In δ. forms probably influenced by the male forename Godwin.

1. Any of the fairly large and long-legged migratory wading birds which constitute the genus Limosa (family Scolopacidae), having very long, straight or slightly upcurved bills and (typically) reddish breeding plumage; esp. (in early use) either of the two species of this genus which breed or winter in Europe, the black-tailed godwit, L. limosa, and the bar-tailed godwit, L. lapponica, originally regarded as valuable game birds. Frequently with distinguishing word.bar-tailed, black-tailed, marbled godwit, etc.: see the first element.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > birds > order Charadriiformes > family Scolopacidae (snipes, etc.) > [noun] > member of genus Limosa (godwit)

godwit1416

1416–17 in C. M. Woolgar Househ. Accts. Medieval Eng. (1992) II. 509 Et x godewytys.

1544 Proclam. Henry VIII lymyttyng Pryces Vitailes 21 May p. i Goodwithez fat, not aboue the price of .xii.d. the pece.

1579 J. Jones Arte preseruing Bodie & Soule i. xiv. 26 Dottrel, Snipe, Godwipe, Dicken [etc.].

1616 B. Jonson Epicœne i. iv, in Wks. I. 538 Halfe a dosen of phesants, a dosen or two of godwits .

a1682 Sir T. Browne Norfolk Birds in Wks. (1835) IV. 319 Godwyts..accounted the daintiest dish in England; and, I think, for the bigness, of the biggest price.

1785 T. Pennant Arctic Zool. II. 502 The bird called by Mr. Edwards..the White Godwit from Hudson's Bay, seems to the same with this.

1853 C. Kingsley Hypatia I. xi. 232 The whistle of the godwit and curlew, came ringing up the windings of the glen.

1863 A. Newton Notes Ornithol. Iceland in S. Baring-Gould Iceland App. A. 412 The black tailed godwit arrives the last week in April.

1914 A. E. Gathorne-Hardy My Happy Hunting Grounds iii. 49 Black and bar-tailed godwit found their way into the bag, and justified the testimony of our ancestors to their excellent flavour at table.

1930 Times 27 Mar. 17/6 We see thousands of knots,..while redshanks and godwits, larger in size, are plentiful.

1994 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 20 Aug. f5/1 A supporting road more than 100 kilometres in length that would cut through one of the last undisturbed refuges of..rare bird species such as the gray-cheeked thrush, short-billed dowitcher, and Hudsonian godwit.

2006 G. C. Boere et al. Waterbirds around World 532/1 In the case of godwits which are crossing the entire Pacific, they must pass through at least five other latitudinal zones of defined winds and pressure.

†2. Terek godwit n. Obsolete the Terek sandpiper, Xenus cinereus (see Terek n.).

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1824 J. F. Stephens Shaw's Gen. Zool. XII. i. 83 Terek Godwit... This curious species is probably referable to a distinct genus, as its beak materially differs in form from that of the true Godwits.

1839 Naturalist 4 355 Terek Godwit, Limosa Terek... Mr. Gould believes this species to be more allied to the Tringas than to the Godwits.

1891 Ibis 3 187 M. Bastien has several examples of the Turnstone..; also a Terek Godwit (Terekia cinerea), shot in spring on Lake Leman.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	godwit
释义	godwitn. Brit. /ˈɡɒdwɪt/, U.S. /ˈɡɑdˌwɪt/ Forms: α. late Middle English godewytys (plural), 1500s–1600s godwyt, 1500s godwitte, 1500s goodwith, 1500s goodwyttez (plural), 1500s– godwit, 1600s godwitt, 1600s godwitte, 1600s goodwet, 1600s goodwittes (plural), 1600s gotwit, 1600s–1800s goodwit. β. 1500s godwipe. γ. 1500s goodwike, 1600s godwike. δ. Chiefly English regional (northern) and Irish English 1700s– godwyn, 1800s– godwin, 1900s– goodwin. Origin: Probably an imitative or expressive formation. Etymology: Probably originally imitative of the bird's call. Compare yarwhelp n. and the variants recorded at that entry. Compare (denoting a different bird) peewit n. and tewhit n. Compare also te-whit int. and tweet int.In early use often rendering classical Latin attagēn bird resembling the partridge, and also Spanish francolin (see francolin n.). Perhaps compare the surname of Willelmo Godwit (1301), although this is more likely to reflect the phrase good wit . In δ. forms probably influenced by the male forename Godwin. 1. Any of the fairly large and long-legged migratory wading birds which constitute the genus Limosa (family Scolopacidae), having very long, straight or slightly upcurved bills and (typically) reddish breeding plumage; esp. (in early use) either of the two species of this genus which breed or winter in Europe, the black-tailed godwit, L. limosa, and the bar-tailed godwit, L. lapponica, originally regarded as valuable game birds. Frequently with distinguishing word.bar-tailed, black-tailed, marbled godwit, etc.: see the first element. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Charadriiformes > family Scolopacidae (snipes, etc.) > [noun] > member of genus Limosa (godwit) godwit1416 1416–17 in C. M. Woolgar Househ. Accts. Medieval Eng. (1992) II. 509 Et x godewytys. 1544 Proclam. Henry VIII lymyttyng Pryces Vitailes 21 May p. i Goodwithez fat, not aboue the price of .xii.d. the pece. 1579 J. Jones Arte preseruing Bodie & Soule i. xiv. 26 Dottrel, Snipe, Godwipe, Dicken [etc.]. 1616 B. Jonson Epicœne i. iv, in Wks. I. 538 Halfe a dosen of phesants, a dosen or two of godwits . View more context for this quotation a1682 Sir T. Browne Norfolk Birds in Wks. (1835) IV. 319 Godwyts..accounted the daintiest dish in England; and, I think, for the bigness, of the biggest price. 1785 T. Pennant Arctic Zool. II. 502 The bird called by Mr. Edwards..the White Godwit from Hudson's Bay, seems to the same with this. 1853 C. Kingsley Hypatia I. xi. 232 The whistle of the godwit and curlew, came ringing up the windings of the glen. 1863 A. Newton Notes Ornithol. Iceland in S. Baring-Gould Iceland App. A. 412 The black tailed godwit arrives the last week in April. 1914 A. E. Gathorne-Hardy My Happy Hunting Grounds iii. 49 Black and bar-tailed godwit found their way into the bag, and justified the testimony of our ancestors to their excellent flavour at table. 1930 Times 27 Mar. 17/6 We see thousands of knots,..while redshanks and godwits, larger in size, are plentiful. 1994 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 20 Aug. f5/1 A supporting road more than 100 kilometres in length that would cut through one of the last undisturbed refuges of..rare bird species such as the gray-cheeked thrush, short-billed dowitcher, and Hudsonian godwit. 2006 G. C. Boere et al. Waterbirds around World 532/1 In the case of godwits which are crossing the entire Pacific, they must pass through at least five other latitudinal zones of defined winds and pressure. †2. Terek godwit n. Obsolete the Terek sandpiper, Xenus cinereus (see Terek n.). ΚΠ 1824 J. F. Stephens Shaw's Gen. Zool. XII. i. 83 Terek Godwit... This curious species is probably referable to a distinct genus, as its beak materially differs in form from that of the true Godwits. 1839 Naturalist 4 355 Terek Godwit, Limosa Terek... Mr. Gould believes this species to be more allied to the Tringas than to the Godwits. 1891 Ibis 3 187 M. Bastien has several examples of the Turnstone..; also a Terek Godwit (Terekia cinerea), shot in spring on Lake Leman. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1416
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