oldsquaw

See also: old squaw

English

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Etymology

First attested in the 19th century, from old +‎ squaw, from the idea that the birds' squawking resembled old Native American women's.

Noun

oldsquaw (plural oldsquaws)

  1. (dated, offensive) The long-tailed duck, a medium-sized seaduck: Clangula hyemalis.

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