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oldsquaw

old·squaw [ ṓld skwàw ] (plural old·squaws) or old-squaw (plural old-squaws) or old squaw (plural old squaws)


noun 
Definition:
 
North America Arctic duck: a duck with a black back and wings, a white breast, a brown-and-white head, and a long pointed tail. Native to: Arctic seas.  Latin name Clangula hyemalis.


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See squaw.

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