'Shadbird' definitions:

Definition of 'Shadbird'

From: GCIDE
  • Shadbird \Shad"bird`\ (sh[a^]d"b[~e]rd), n. (Zool.) (a) The American, or Wilson's, snipe. See under Snipe. So called because it appears at the same time as the shad. (b) The common European sandpiper. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster]