Pe″wee (?), n. 1. (Zoöl.) A common American tyrant flycatcher (Sayornis phœbe, or S. fuscus). Called also pewit, and phœbe.
2. The woodcock.
Wood pewee(Zoöl.), a bird (Contopus virens) similar to the pewee (See Pewee, 1), but of smaller size.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.