yardkeep

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yardkeep - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Yarwhip \Yar"whip`\, n. [So called from its sharp cry uttered
     when taking wing.] (Zool.)
     The European bar-tailed godwit; -- called also yardkeep,
     and yarwhelp. See Godwit. [Prov. Eng.]
     [1913 Webster]