Etymology

sheldrake

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Today it means: An Old World duck of the genus Tadorna (shelducks). Full definition →

Middle English sheld-
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sheldrake · noun1

  1. Middle English · derived fromsheld-“parti-colored”
  2. English todaysheldrake

From Middle English sheld- (“parti-colored”) (akin to Middle Dutch shillede) + drake (“male duck”).

Sheldrake · proper noun2

From sheldrake, a nickname for a vain or showy person.

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