[ 'wɪmbr(ə)l ]
■ noun a small migratory curlew with a striped crown and a trilling call. [ Numenius phaeopus .]
Origin
C16: from whimper or synonymous dialect whimp (imitative of the bird's call) + -rel .
[ 'wɪmbr(ə)l ]
■ noun a small migratory curlew with a striped crown and a trilling call. [ Numenius phaeopus .]
Origin
C16: from whimper or synonymous dialect whimp (imitative of the bird's call) + -rel .
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004