Canvasback
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Canvasback is a noun meaning A North American wild duck, Aythya valisineria, popular as a game bird.
Meaning
A North American wild duck, Aythya valisineria, popular as a game bird.
Example Sentences
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.
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.
Word Forms
- canvasbacks
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include duck, ducks, whiteback, redhead, birdback, bluebill.
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