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(n.) Any one of several species of small curlews, especially the European species (Numenius phaeopus), called also Jack curlew, half curlew, stone curlew, and tang whaup. See Illustration in Appendix.

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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Whimbrel'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​w/whimbrel.html. 1828.
 
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