1857 The Private Correspondence of Daniel Webster Yesterday, I received a great present from Mr. Webster, from Washington; a large basket of canvasback ducks and a large turkey.
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Canvasback
Synonyms for "canvasback" (3 found)
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Noun(1 words)
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Noun(1 words)
Related words (1)
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Translations
10 translations across 9 languages.
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 帆背潛鴨 /帆背潜鸭 noun (Aythya valisineria)
- 美洲磯雁 /美洲矶雁 noun (Aythya valisineria)
Finnish
1 entries- isopunasotka noun (Aythya valisineria)
German
1 entries- Riesentafelente noun (Aythya valisineria)
Icelandic
1 entries- dúkönd noun (Aythya valisineria)
Irish
1 entries- lacha Mheiriceánach noun (Aythya valisineria)
Korean
1 entries- 큰흰죽지 noun (Aythya valisineria)
Lower Tanana
1 entries- tanidret xwch'edets'ena' noun (Aythya valisineria)
Russian
1 entries- паруси́новый ныро́к noun (Aythya valisineria)
Spanish
1 entries- porrón coacoxtle noun (Aythya valisineria)
Sample sentences
2 total sentences available.
The native State of Patrick Henry Hanway was a moss-grown member of the republic and had been one of the original thirteen. It possessed with other impedimenta a moss-grown aristocracy that borrowed money, devoured canvasbacks, drank burgundy, wore spotless tow in summer, clung to the duello, and talked of days of greatness which had been before the war.
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