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Cousin Of The Sandpiper Crossword Clue

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noun

• large migratory shorebirds of the sandpiper family; closely related to woodcocks but having a down-curved bill

38%9 Snipe's cousin
noun

• any of numerous usually small wading birds having a slender bill and piping call; closely related to the plovers

32%5Sandpiper's cousin
noun

• Old or New World straight-billed game bird of the sandpiper family; of marshy areas; similar to the woodcocks

• a gunshot from a concealed location

verb

• hunt or shoot snipe

• aim and shoot with great precision

• attack in speech or writing

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New York Times26 Apr 2008 Across 43
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