"pewee" meaning in English

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          "sense": "wood pewee",
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        "The common American tyrant flycatcher (of the genus Contopus)."
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        "(countable) The common American tyrant flycatcher (of the genus Contopus)."
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      "glosses": [
        "A woodcock."
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        "(countable, US, dialect) A woodcock."
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        "An American version of the children's game gilli-danda."
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        "(uncountable) An American version of the children's game gilli-danda."
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpi.wi/"
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      "word": "smoke-colored pewee"
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        "The common American tyrant flycatcher (of the genus Contopus)."
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        "A woodcock."
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