DOWITCHER


Meaning of DOWITCHER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈdau̇-i-chər ]

noun

( plural dowitchers also dowitcher )

Etymology: probably of Iroquoian origin; akin to Oneida tawístawis dowitcher

Date: 1841

: any of several long-billed wading birds (especially Limnodromus griseus and L. scolopaceus of the family Scolopacidae) related to the sandpipers

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.