outard

English

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Etymology

From French outarde.[1] Doublet of bustard.

Noun

outard (plural outards)

  1. (obsolete) The Canada goose.
    • 1799-1814, The journal of Alexander Henry the Younger
      Great number of Outards and Seal are seen here daily, our people killed several of the former near the Camp, very Fat, no Rain yesterday nor to day, the evening was fine.

References

  1. ^ “outard, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

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