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limpkin

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
limpkin/ˈlɪm(p)kɪn/

▶noun a wading marshbird with long legs and a long bill, found in the south-eastern US and tropical America. [Aramus guarauna.]

– origin C19: from limp1 (with ref. to the bird's limping gait) + -kin.

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