canvasback

[ kan-vuhs-bak ]

/ ˈkæn vəsˌbæk /

noun, plural can·vas·backs, (especially collectively) can·vas·back.

a North American wild duck, Aythya valisineria, the male of which has a whitish back and a reddish-brown head and neck.

Origin of canvasback

An Americanism dating back to 1595–1605; after the canvaslike color of its back

Words nearby canvasback

canty, Canuck, canula, Canute, canvas, canvasback, canvas duck, canvass, canyon, Canyon de Chelly, canyoning

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Example sentences from the Web for canvasback

The Redhead closely resembles in flavor the Canvasback, and often is mistaken for it.
The Century Cook Book|Mary Ronald
I told James twas a canvasback, and he blazed away at it, but missed it by three fathom, as might have been expected.
Ainslee's magazine, Volume 16, No. 3, October, 1905|Various
Canvasback ducks are considered the finest of the water-fowls for the table.
The Wonder Book of Knowledge|Various
When I have a canvasback duck before me I dont think of anything else while its there.
Mr. Munchausen |John Kendrick Bangs

Bingham bowed over his glass, and regretted that canvasback ducks and terrapin were not yet in season.
The Red City|S. Weir Mitchell

British Dictionary definitions for canvasback

canvasback

/ (ˈkænvəsˌbæk) /

noun plural -backs or -back

a North American diving duck, Aythyra valisineria, the male of which has a white body and reddish-brown head

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单词	canvasback
释义	canvasback [ kan-vuhs-bak ] / ˈkæn vəsˌbæk / noun, plural can·vas·backs, (especially collectively) can·vas·back. a North American wild duck, Aythya valisineria, the male of which has a whitish back and a reddish-brown head and neck. Origin of canvasback An Americanism dating back to 1595–1605; after the canvaslike color of its back Words nearby canvasback canty, Canuck, canula, Canute, canvas, canvasback, canvas duck, canvass, canyon, Canyon de Chelly, canyoning Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for canvasback The Redhead closely resembles in flavor the Canvasback, and often is mistaken for it. The Century Cook Book\|Mary Ronald I told James twas a canvasback, and he blazed away at it, but missed it by three fathom, as might have been expected. Ainslee's magazine, Volume 16, No. 3, October, 1905\|Various Canvasback ducks are considered the finest of the water-fowls for the table. The Wonder Book of Knowledge\|Various When I have a canvasback duck before me I dont think of anything else while its there. Mr. Munchausen \|John Kendrick Bangs Bingham bowed over his glass, and regretted that canvasback ducks and terrapin were not yet in season. The Red City\|S. Weir Mitchell British Dictionary definitions for canvasback canvasback / (ˈkænvəsˌbæk) / noun plural -backs or -back a North American diving duck, Aythyra valisineria, the male of which has a white body and reddish-brown head Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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