wabbies
whabby n About _duckish_ (just after sunset), the sounds of _wabbies_ broke the stillness of a Summer evening. A wabby was a snipe and it came to be called by that name because of the sound made by its beating wings. JH-25-11-69 Used I and Sup 1 Not used [see 'snipe'] 'wamby' ...
Format: | Manuscript |
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Language: | English |
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1969
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Online Access: | http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/78173 |
Summary: | whabby n About _duckish_ (just after sunset), the sounds of _wabbies_ broke the stillness of a Summer evening. A wabby was a snipe and it came to be called by that name because of the sound made by its beating wings. JH-25-11-69 Used I and Sup 1 Not used [see 'snipe'] 'wamby' 'whobby' etc whabby, wabby, wamby, waubbe, whobby |
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