gadwalln.

Brit.

/ˈɡadwɔːl/, U.S.

/ˈɡædˌwɔl/,

/ˈɡædˌwɑl/

Forms: 1600s gaddel, 1600s– gadwall, 1800s gadwell.

Origin: Of unknown origin.

Etymology: Origin unknown. With the second element perhaps compare hickwall n., modwall n., witwall n., woodwall n.

A medium-sized duck having greyish-brown plumage with a white patch on each wing, Anas strepera, widely distributed in the Holarctic region and feeding mainly on aquatic vegetation. Also called grey duck, grey.

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radge1620

gadwall1666

grey1673

rodge1678

Welsh drake1844

speckle-belly1874

grey duck1885

1666 C. Merrett Pinax Rerum Naturalium Britannicarum 180 A Gaddel.

1673 J. Ray Coll. Eng. Words 95 The Gadwall or Gray.

1710 W. Derham in Philos. Trans. 1708–09 (Royal Soc.) 26 466 The Gadwall.

1777 G. Forster Voy. round World I. 157 A small brown duck, which is nearly the same as the English gadwall.

1848 C. A. Johns Week at Lizard 333 Gadwall (Anas strepera).—Rare.

1884 Earl of Malmesbury Mem. Ex-Minister I. 26 We also killed a great many wild duck, gadwells, and snipe, by walking through the marshes.

1925 J. C. Phillips Nat. Hist. Ducks III. 280 They also occasionally lay with the Gadwall, White-winged Scoter, Widgeon, Shoveller, and very likely with other ducks.

1992 Nat. World Winter 27/1 A visit to Cemlyn on February 4, 1948, gave Tunnicliffe the opportunity to fill two sketch-book pages with views of gadwall.

2012 R. J. Blohm in S. Maslowski Wings on Water 47/1 Following the onset of fall migration, gadwalls wing their way to selected southern wintering grounds.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	gadwall
释义	gadwalln. Brit. /ˈɡadwɔːl/, U.S. /ˈɡædˌwɔl/, /ˈɡædˌwɑl/ Forms: 1600s gaddel, 1600s– gadwall, 1800s gadwell. Origin: Of unknown origin. Etymology: Origin unknown. With the second element perhaps compare hickwall n., modwall n., witwall n., woodwall n. A medium-sized duck having greyish-brown plumage with a white patch on each wing, Anas strepera, widely distributed in the Holarctic region and feeding mainly on aquatic vegetation. Also called grey duck, grey. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > freshwater birds > order Anseriformes (geese, etc.) > subfamily Merginae (duck) > [noun] > member of genus Anas (miscellaneous) > anas strepera (gadwall) radge1620 gadwall1666 grey1673 rodge1678 Welsh drake1844 speckle-belly1874 grey duck1885 1666 C. Merrett Pinax Rerum Naturalium Britannicarum 180 A Gaddel. 1673 J. Ray Coll. Eng. Words 95 The Gadwall or Gray. 1710 W. Derham in Philos. Trans. 1708–09 (Royal Soc.) 26 466 The Gadwall. 1777 G. Forster Voy. round World I. 157 A small brown duck, which is nearly the same as the English gadwall. 1848 C. A. Johns Week at Lizard 333 Gadwall (Anas strepera).—Rare. 1884 Earl of Malmesbury Mem. Ex-Minister I. 26 We also killed a great many wild duck, gadwells, and snipe, by walking through the marshes. 1925 J. C. Phillips Nat. Hist. Ducks III. 280 They also occasionally lay with the Gadwall, White-winged Scoter, Widgeon, Shoveller, and very likely with other ducks. 1992 Nat. World Winter 27/1 A visit to Cemlyn on February 4, 1948, gave Tunnicliffe the opportunity to fill two sketch-book pages with views of gadwall. 2012 R. J. Blohm in S. Maslowski Wings on Water 47/1 Following the onset of fall migration, gadwalls wing their way to selected southern wintering grounds. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1666
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