What is "peevit"

Pewit \Pe"wit\, n. [Prob. of imitative origin; cf. OD. piewit, D. kievit, G. kibitz.] (Zo["o]l.)

1. The lapwing.

2. The European black-headed, or laughing, gull ( Xema ridibundus). See under Laughing.

3. The pewee. [Written also peevit, peewit, pewet.]

n. (context dialect dated English) (alternative form of peewit English)