"whewer" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /hwjuːə/ (note: non-rhotic), /ʍjuːə/ (note: without the wine–whine merger), /hwjuːɚ/ (note: rhotic), /ʍjuːɚ/ (note: without the wine–whine merger) Forms: whewers [plural]
Etymology: Century, Wright's English Dialect Dictionary and the 1933 OED take it to be from whew (“(to make) a shrill whistling sound like the cry of a plover”) + -er, and early cites also call the bird the "whistling widgeon". Etymology templates: {{suffix|en||er}} + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} whewer (plural whewers)
  1. (UK, dialect) whew duck, Eurasian wigeon, wigeon (Mareca penelope). Tags: UK, dialectal Categories (lifeform): Dabbling ducks

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