purre
/pəː/Now English regional
noun
The dunlin (Calidris alpina) in its winter plumage, formerly thought to be a separate species.
Origin
Early 17th century; earliest use found in Randle Cotgrave (fl. 1587–?1630), lexicographer. Imitative of the dunlin's trilling call.
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