Bible Dictionaries
Whip-Poor-Will

Webster's Dictionary

(n.) An American bird (Antrostomus vociferus) allied to the nighthawk and goatsucker; - so called in imitation of the peculiar notes which it utters in the evening.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Whip-Poor-Will'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​w/whip-poor-will.html. 1828.