Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Dunlin

Dunlin , noun

[Probably of Celtic origin; compare Gael. dun hill (English dune), and linne pool, pond, lake, English lin.]

(Zoology) A species of sandpiper (Tringa alpina); -- called also churr, dorbie, grass bird, and red-backed sandpiper. It is found both in Europe and America.