Lexicographical Neighbors of Tewits
Literary usage of Tewits
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Tracts and Other Papers Relating Principally to the Origin, Settlement, and by Peter Force (1844)
"The tewits are smaller than the English, and have no long Toppins, but just like
a young one that begins to fly. There are a great number of wild Swans. ..."
2. The Beauties of England and Wales, Or, Delineations, Topographical by John Britton, Edward Wedlake Brayley, Joseph Nightingale, James Norris Brewer, John Evans, John Hodgson, Francis Charles Laird, Frederic Shoberl, John Bigland, Thomas Rees, Thomas Hood, John Harris (1812)
"... from the birds called tewits, by which it is much frequented.t The waters of
both these wells possess qualities nearly similar. ..."
3. The Beauties of England and Wales: Or, Delineations, Topographical by John Britton, James Norris Brewer, Edward Wedlake Brayley, Frederic Shoberl, Joseph Nightingale, John Hodgson, Francis Charles Laird, John Bigland, John Evans, Thomas Rees (1812)
"... from the birds called tewits, by which it u much frequented, f The waters of
both these wells possess qualities nearly similar. ..."
4. Encyclopædia Britannica: Or, A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and by Colin MacFarquhar, George Gleig (1797)
"As to her furniture : — The leathers, with bells buttoned on her legs, are called
tewits. — The leathern thong, whereby the falconer holds the hawk, ..."
5. A Natural History of the Globe: Of Man, of Beasts, Birds, Fishes, Reptiles by Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon, John Wright (1831)
"... or tewits, in the north of England, from their particular cry. They remain
there the whole year. The female lays two eggs on the dry ground, ..."
6. A System of Natural History: Containing Scientific and Popular Descriptions by Georges Cuvier (1834)
"... or tewits, in the north of England, from their particular cry. They remain
there the whole year. The female lays two eggs on the dry ground, ..."
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