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From obsolete/dialectal sheld (“variegated”) + goose.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
sheldgoose
Today it means: Any of several larger bird species in the subfamily Tadorninae of the duck family Anatidae. Full definition →
Today it means: Any of several larger bird species in the subfamily Tadorninae of the duck family Anatidae. Full definition →
From obsolete/dialectal sheld (“variegated”) + goose.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.