lap|wing
lap|wing «LAP WIHNG», noun.
a plover of Europe, Asia, and northern Africa. the lapwing has a crested head, a slow, irregular flight, and a peculiar wailing cry;
pewit;
weep.
╂[alteration of Old English
hlēapewince < hlēapan to leap +
-wince tottering (see related etym. at
wink (
Cf. ↑
wink)); spelling influenced by English
lap2 and
wing]
Useful english dictionary.
2012.