shovelard
(UK, dialect) A kind of dabbling duck; the shoveler.
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#1·Apr 27, 2026UK
(UK, dialect) A kind of dabbling duck; the shoveler.
Origin: From , schulerde, schevelard, from schovel, perhaps influenced by malard, on model of , with replacing -aar, but not completely certain. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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