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Webster 1913 Edition


Yarwhip

Yar′whipˊ

,
Noun.
[So called from its sharp cry uttered when taking wing.]
(Zool.)
The European bar-tailed godwit; – called also
yardkeep
, and yarwhelp. See
Godwit
.
[Prov. Eng.]

Definition 2024


yarwhip

yarwhip

English

Noun

yarwhip (plural yarwhips)

  1. The bar-tailed godwit, Limosa lapponica