Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Lapwing (-'s)
lapwing (-'s), n. [OE hléapewince > hleapan, to leap + winc-, to totter or waver.]
Tewit; bird of the genus Tringa named for its manner of flight; fowl that uses a skillfully deceptive means of drawing away potential enemies from its nest.
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