English Explanatory Dictionary

sheldrake

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An Old World duck of the genus Tadorna (shelducks).
  2. A male shelduck.
  3. A merganser.
  4. The call sign for an artillery officer.
name
  1. A surname transferred from the nickname.

Word forms

sheldrake sheldrakes Sheldrick

Etymology

From Middle English sheld- (“parti-colored”) (akin to Middle Dutch shillede) + drake (“male duck”).

Synonyms

vulpanser
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