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Squaw — is the phonetic spelling of an eastern Algonquian Indian morpheme, meaning woman, that appears in numerous Algonquian dialects variously spelled as squa, skwa, esqua, sqeh, skwe, que, kwa, ikwe, etc. As an English language loan word, used as a… … Wikipedia
duck — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. nod, bob; dodge, avoid, elude; dip, immerse, plunge. n. drake. See avoidance, water, birds. II (Roget s IV) n. Types and breeds of ducks include: freshwater, sea, gadwall, garganey, shoveler,… … English dictionary for students
old squaw — noun a common long tailed sea duck of the northern parts of the United States • Syn: ↑oldwife, ↑Clangula hyemalis • Hypernyms: ↑sea duck • Member Holonyms: ↑Clangula, ↑genus Clangula * * * a sea duck, Clangula … Useful english dictionary
Long-tailed Duck — Male Conservation status … Wikipedia
Old squaw — Old Old, a. [Compar. {Older}; superl. {Oldest}.] [OE. old, ald, AS. ald, eald; akin to D. oud, OS. ald, OFries. ald, old, G. alt, Goth. alpeis, and also to Goth. alan to grow up, Icel. ala to bear, produce, bring up, L. alere to nourish. Cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
longtailed duck — Old Old, a. [Compar. {Older}; superl. {Oldest}.] [OE. old, ald, AS. ald, eald; akin to D. oud, OS. ald, OFries. ald, old, G. alt, Goth. alpeis, and also to Goth. alan to grow up, Icel. ala to bear, produce, bring up, L. alere to nourish. Cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sea duck — noun any of various large diving ducks found along the seacoast: eider; scoter; merganser • Hypernyms: ↑duck • Hyponyms: ↑eider, ↑eider duck, ↑scoter, ↑scooter, ↑old squaw, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
old squaw — oldwife oldwife n. 1. (Zo[ o]l.) The local name of various fishes, as the European black sea bream ({Cantharus lineatus}), the American alewife, etc. [WordNet 1.5] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) A tropical Atlantic fish ({Bessy cerca}). [WordNet sense 1] Syn:… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
old squaw — old′ squaw′ or old′squaw′ n. orn a sea duck, Clangula hyemalis, of arctic and subarctic regions • Etymology: 1830–40, amer … From formal English to slang
Sea duck — (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of ducks which frequent the seacoasts and feed mainly on fishes and mollusks. The scoters, eiders, old squaw, and ruddy duck are examples. They may be distinguished by the lobate hind toe. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
