gambet

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noun

Any bird of the obsolete genus Totanus, now principally in genus Tringa, including many called tattlers.

OriginFrench gambette ← Italian gambetta →
Scrabble 11
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Meanings

noungambet (plural gambets)

plural gambets

  1. Any bird of the obsolete genus Totanus, now principally in genus Tringa, including many called tattlers.

Origin

  1. Italiangambetta
  2. Frenchgambette
  3. Englishgambet

From French gambette or Italian gambetta.

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APA

gambet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gambet

MLA

“gambet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gambet. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gambet,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gambet.

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