sawneb

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sawneb - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

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