Yardkeep

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.]
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