First Known Use: 1791
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willet
noun wil·let \ˈwi-lət\
plural willets also willet
Definition of WILLET
: a large American shorebird (Catoptrophorus semipalmatus) of the sandpiper family that resembles the greater yellowlegs but has a thicker bill and gray legs and that displays a black-and-white wing pattern when in flight
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imitative
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