pickmire

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noun

The peewit, or black-headed gull.

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Meanings

nounpickmire (plural pickmires)

plural pickmires

  1. UKarchaicdialectalThe peewit, or black-headed gull.

Origin

From pick + mire, so called from its picking its food from the mire.

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APA

pickmire. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pickmire

MLA

“pickmire.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pickmire. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pickmire,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pickmire.

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