willetn.

Brit.

/ˈwɪlᵻt/, U.S.

/ˈwɪlᵻt/

Forms:

α. 1700s will-whillet, 1700s– will-willet, 1800s– pill-willet, 1800s– pill-will-willet.

β. 1700s– willet.

Origin: Probably an imitative or expressive formation.

Etymology: Probably imitative of the bird's call.The β. forms apparently show a shortening of the α. forms. Compare also (showing alteration after -y suffix⁶) bill-willy (1888), billy-will (1917). Perhaps compare earlier curwillet n., willock n., later willy n.² 1, and see also further bird names with willy as their first element listed in Eng. Dial. Dict. at Willy and Sc. National Dict. at Willie.

A large North American shorebird, Tringa semipalmata (family Scolopacidae), which has grey upperparts, white underparts and rump, and black and white bands on the wings.

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duck-snipe-

α.

1709 J. Lawson New Voy. Carolina 147 Will Willet is so called from his Cry, which he very exactly calls Will Willet, as he flies.

1923 T. G. Pearson Birds Amer. (rev. ed.) I. 246 Other names...Will-willet; Pill-will-willet; Bill-willy.

β. 1791 W. Bartram Trav. N. & S. Carolina ii. iii. 70 We..procured plenty of sea fowl, such as curlews, willets, snipes, sand birds and others; we had them dressed for supper.1862 E. Coues & D. W. Prentiss in Ann. Rep. Board Regents Smithsonian Inst. 1861 (37th Congr., 2nd Sess: U.S. Senate Misc. Doc.) 416 Symphemia semipalmata... Willet.1893 Outing May 94/1 Curlew, willet, plover and other beach birds swarm upon the flats in the spring, summer and fall months.1972 M. J. Ursin Life in & around Salt Marshes 84 (caption) In the spring the willet sings a variety of songs in the salt marshes.2019 San Diego Union-Tribune (Nexis) 20 July (Home & Garden section) 1 While willets are present all year, their population does swell slightly during winter months as migrant birds move south from colder regions.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	willet
释义	willetn. Brit. /ˈwɪlᵻt/, U.S. /ˈwɪlᵻt/ Forms: α. 1700s will-whillet, 1700s– will-willet, 1800s– pill-willet, 1800s– pill-will-willet. β. 1700s– willet. Origin: Probably an imitative or expressive formation. Etymology: Probably imitative of the bird's call.The β. forms apparently show a shortening of the α. forms. Compare also (showing alteration after -y suffix⁶) bill-willy (1888), billy-will (1917). Perhaps compare earlier curwillet n., willock n., later willy n.² 1, and see also further bird names with willy as their first element listed in Eng. Dial. Dict. at Willy and Sc. National Dict. at Willie. A large North American shorebird, Tringa semipalmata (family Scolopacidae), which has grey upperparts, white underparts and rump, and black and white bands on the wings. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Charadriiformes > family Scolopacidae (snipes, etc.) > [noun] > catoptrophorus semipalmatus or willet willet1709 duck-snipe- α. 1709 J. Lawson New Voy. Carolina 147 Will Willet is so called from his Cry, which he very exactly calls Will Willet, as he flies. 1923 T. G. Pearson Birds Amer. (rev. ed.) I. 246 Other names...Will-willet; Pill-will-willet; Bill-willy. β. 1791 W. Bartram Trav. N. & S. Carolina ii. iii. 70 We..procured plenty of sea fowl, such as curlews, willets, snipes, sand birds and others; we had them dressed for supper.1862 E. Coues & D. W. Prentiss in Ann. Rep. Board Regents Smithsonian Inst. 1861 (37th Congr., 2nd Sess: U.S. Senate Misc. Doc.) 416 Symphemia semipalmata... Willet.1893 Outing May 94/1 Curlew, willet, plover and other beach birds swarm upon the flats in the spring, summer and fall months.1972 M. J. Ursin Life in & around Salt Marshes 84 (caption) In the spring the willet sings a variety of songs in the salt marshes.2019 San Diego Union-Tribune (Nexis) 20 July (Home & Garden section) 1 While willets are present all year, their population does swell slightly during winter months as migrant birds move south from colder regions. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1709
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