shelduck

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
shelduck /ˈʃɛldʌk/

▶noun (pl. same or shelducks) a large goose-like duck with boldly marked plumage. [Tadorna tadorna and related species.]

– origin C18: prob. from dial. sheld ‘pied’ (rel. to MDu. schillede ‘variegated’) + duck1; the term sheldrake (sometimes used for the male) dates from ME.

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