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pirr-maw
pirr-maw (ˈpɜːmɔː) Also 8–9 pyr-, 9 purre-. [f. pirr n.2 + maw n.3] A local name of the Common Tern (Sterna fluviatilis) and of the Roseate Tern (S. dougalli).1744 C. Smith County Down 131 Sea Fowl, as the Gull and Pyrmaw, who build in the Rocks. 1880 Antrim & Down Gloss., Pirre-maw, the tern. Ibid.... Oxford English Dictionary
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purre-maw
▪ I. purre1 (pɜː(r)) Also 8–9 purr. [From the voice of the bird, whence also called churre. Cf. pirr n.2, pirr-maw.] A local name of the Dunlin (Tringa variabilis), esp. in its winter plumage. It is doubtful whether the name is historically connected with late OE. pur glossing Latin names of some bi... Oxford English Dictionary
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pirr
▪ I. pirr, n.1 Sc. dial. (pɪr) Also 7 pir, 9 pirrhe. [app. onomatopœic: cf. pirrie.] A ruffling breeze of wind.1665 Sir J. Lauder Jrnl. (S.H.S.) 19 A little pir of wind that rose. 1825 Jamieson s.v., ‘There's a fine pirr of wind.’ 1894 J. Geddie Fringes of Fife 134 To sigh..in vain for a ‘pirrhe’ of... Oxford English Dictionary
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