old squaw

or oldsquaw


noun
  1. a sea duck, Clangula hyemalis, of Arctic and subarctic regions.

Origin of old squaw

1
An Americanism dating back to 1830–40

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British Dictionary definitions for old squaw

old squaw

noun
  1. US and Canadian a long-tailed northern sea duck, Clangula hyemalis, having dark wings and a white-and-brown head and body: Also called: oldwife

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