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Whinyard

Whin′yard

,
Noun.
[Cf. Prov. E. & Scot.
whingar
,
whinger
; perhaps from AS.
winn
contention, war +
geard
,
gyrd
, a staff, rod, yard; or cf. AS.
hwīnan
to whistle, E.
whine
.]
1.
A sword, or hanger.
[Obs.]
2.
[From the shape of the bill.]
(Zool.)
(a)
The shoveler.
[Prov. Eng.]
(b)
The poachard.
[Prov. Eng.]

Definition 2024

whinyard

whinyard

English

Noun

whinyard ‎(plural whinyards)

  1. (obsolete) A sword, or hanger.
  2. (Britain, dialect, obsolete) The shoveler, a type of duck.
  3. (Britain, dialect, obsolete) The poachard, a type of duck.

Etymology

Compare English dialect and Scots whingar, whinger; perhaps from Anglo-Saxon winn contention, war + geard, gyrd, a staff, rod, yard; or compare Anglo-Saxon verb for "whistle", English whine.

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