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twillick [imitative] Nfld 
n. either the greater yellowlegs, Totanus melanoleucus, or the lesser yellowlegs, T. flavipes.
- 1842 On going back to the wigwam we shot a couple of "twillecks," a grey long-legged bird, about the size and shape of a plover.
- 1907 The greater yellowshank . . . locally known as 'Twillik,' is very common in all the Newfoundland rivers during the summer and autumn.
- 1956 Lesser Yellow-legs [is also called] twillick (Sonic. Nfld., "Labr."). . . .
- 1842 On going back to the wigwam we shot a couple of "twillecks," a grey long-legged bird, about the size and shape of a plover.