oldsquaw

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noun

The long-tailed duck, a medium-sized seaduck: Clangula hyemalis.

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Meanings

nounoldsquaw (plural oldsquaws)

plural oldsquaws · alternative old squaw

  1. datedoffensiveThe long-tailed duck, a medium-sized seaduck: Clangula hyemalis.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
long-tailed duck

Origin

First attested in the 19th century, from old + squaw, from the idea that the birds' squawking resembled old Native American women's.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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