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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

.

[Prov. Eng.]

Definition 2024

yarwhip

yarwhip

English

Noun

yarwhip ‎(plural yarwhips)

The bar-tailed godwit, Limosa lapponica