Emily Dickinson Lexicon

TIR'WIT, n.

A grallatory bird, the Tringa Vanellus, as large as a pigeon, of a bronze-black, with a long and slender crest. It arrives in Europe in the spring, builds its nest in the fields and meadows, and departs in the autumn. Its eggs are esteemed a great delicacy. It is found also in Asia and Africa. N. B. The lapwing is called teewit in Scotland, (Ed. Encyc.) and is the same bird.