dowitcher
[ dou-ich-er ]
/ ˈdaʊ ɪtʃ ər /
noun
any of several long-billed, snipelike shore birds of North America and Asia, especially Limnodromus griseus.
Origin of dowitcher
1835–45,
Americanism; perhaps < N Iroquoian; compare Mohawk
tawístawis snipe
Words nearby dowitcher
dower chest,
dower house,
dowery,
dowf,
dowie,
dowitcher,
dowland,
dowlas,
dowly,
down,
down and dirty
Example sentences from the Web for dowitcher
British Dictionary definitions for dowitcher
dowitcher
/ (ˈdaʊɪtʃə) /
noun
either of two snipelike shore birds, Limnodromus griseus or L. scolopaceus, of arctic and subarctic North America: family Scolopacidae (sandpipers, etc), order Charadriiformes
Word Origin for dowitcher
C19: of Iroquoian origin