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Webster 1913 Edition
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.]