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whitewing

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From white + wing. The street sweepers were so called because of the white uniforms they used to wear.

noun whitewings

  1. The chaffinch.
  2. The velvet scoter.
  3. US A street sweeper.

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"whitewing." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/whitewing. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"whitewing." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/whitewing.

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@misc{whitewing_2026,
  title = {whitewing},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/whitewing},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}