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Gander
CIDE DICTIONARY
Gander, n. [AS. gandra, ganra, akin to Prov. G. gander, ganter, and E. goose, gannet. See Goose.].
The male of any species of goose. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
Gander, n. & v.
--n.
1 a male goose.
2 sl. a look, a glance (take a gander).
--v.intr. look or glance.
--n.
1 a male goose.
2 sl. a look, a glance (take a gander).
--v.intr. look or glance.
Etymology
OE gandra, rel. to GANNET
THESAURUS
Gander
Bantam, banty, barn-door fowl, barnyard fowl, biddy, billy, billy goat, boar, broiler, brooder, broody hen, bubbly-jock, buck, bull, bullock, capon, chanticleer, chick, chickabiddy, chicken, chicky, cock, cockerel, dog, domestic fowl, drake, duck, duckling, dunghill fowl, entire, entire horse, fowl, fryer, game fowl, glance, glimpse, gobbler, goose, gosling, guinea cock, guinea fowl, guinea hen, hart, he-goat, hen, hen turkey, partlet, peacock, peek, peep, poulard, poult, poultry, pullet, ram, roaster, rooster, setting hen, spring chicken, stag, stallion, steer, stewing chicken, stot, stud, studhorse, tom, tom turkey, tomcat, top cow, top horse, tup, turkey, turkey gobbler, turkey-cock, wetherROGET THESAURUS
Gander
Man
N man, male, he, him, manhood, gentleman, sir, master, sahib, yeoman, wight, swain, fellow, blade, beau, elf, chap, gaffer, good man, husband, Mr, mister, boy, cock, drake, gander, dog, boar, stag, hart, buck, horse, entire horse, stallion, gibcat, tomcat, he goat, Billy goat, ram, tup, bull, bullock, capon, ox, gelding, steer, stot, androgen, homosexual, gay, queen, male, he-, masculine, manly, virile, unwomanly, unfeminine, Pron, he, him, his, hominem pagina nostra sapit, homo homini aut deus aut lupus, homo vitae commodatus non donatus est.For further exploring for "Gander" in Webster Dictionary Online