bernicle

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noun

A barnacle goose.

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Meanings

nounbernicle (plural bernicles)

plural bernicles

  1. A barnacle goose.
  2. historicalin pluralA form of torture in which the legs were crushed between pieces of wood.
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APA

bernicle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bernicle

MLA

“bernicle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bernicle. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bernicle,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bernicle.

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