"pettychaps" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pettychaps [plural]
Etymology: Uncertain. Probably imitative of the bird’s call, with influence from petty (“small”) and either chap (“jaw; bill of a bird”) or chap (“person”). Alternatively, perhaps directly from petty (in turn from Middle English pety (“tiny”)) and chaps (“jaws”). Attested from the 1670s. Etymology templates: {{unc|en}} Uncertain, {{glossary|imitative}} imitative, {{der|en|enm|pety||tiny}} Middle English pety (“tiny”) Head templates: {{en-noun|pettychaps}} pettychaps (plural pettychaps)
  1. Any of several species of small European passerine songbirds, including the willow warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus), the chiffchaffs (Phylloscopus spp.), and the western Orphean warbler (Sylvia hortensis). Categories (lifeform): Leaf warblers, Warblers

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