Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Lapwing \Lap"wing`\, n. [OE. lapwynke, leepwynke, AS.
   hle['a]pewince; hle['a]pan to leap, jump + (prob.) a word
   akin to AS. wincian to wink, E. wink, AS. wancol wavering;
   cf. G. wanken to stagger, waver. See {Leap}, and {Wink}.]
   (Zo["o]l.)
   A small European bird of the Plover family ({Vanellus
   cristatus}, or {V. vanellus}). It has long and broad wings,
   and is noted for its rapid, irregular fight, upwards,
   downwards, and in circles. Its back is coppery or greenish
   bronze. Its eggs are the ``plover's eggs'' of the London
   market, esteemed a delicacy. It is called also {peewit},
   {dastard plover}, and {wype}. The {gray lapwing} is the
   {Squatarola cinerea}.