Word Study
gadwall
CIDE DICTIONARY
gadwall, n. [Gad to walk about + well.].
A large duck (Anas strepera ), valued as a game bird, found in the northern parts of Europe and America; -- called also gray duck . [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
gadwall, n. a brownish-grey freshwater duck, Anas strepera.
Etymology
17th c.: orig. unkn.
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