Sawneb

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Goosander \Goos"an`der\, n. [OE. gossander, a tautological word
     formed fr. goose + gander. Cf. {Merganser}.] (Zool.)
     A species of merganser ({M. merganser}) of Northern Europe
     and America; -- called also {merganser}, {dundiver},
     {sawbill}, {sawneb}, {shelduck}, and {sheldrake}. See
     {Merganser}.


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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Sawneb \Saw"neb`\, n.
     A merganser. [Prov. Eng.]
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