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old squaw

–noun
a sea duck, Clangula hyemalis, of arctic and subarctic regions.
Also, oldsquaw.


Origin:
1830–40, Americanism
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old·squaw   (ōld'skwô')   
n.  A marine duck (Clangula hyemalis) that is black with a white breast and is found in Arctic and North Temperate regions. Also called long-tailed duck, oldwife.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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