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noun, plural shel·drakes, (especially collectively) shel·drake.
1.
any of several Old World ducks of the genus Tadorna, certain species of which have highly variegated plumage.
2.
any of various other ducks, especially the goosander or merganser.
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sheldrake
early 14c., from sheld- "variegated" + drake "male duck." First element cognate with M.Du. schillede, W.Flem. schilde, from schillen (Du. verschillen "to make different"), from P.Gmc. *skeli-, from PIE base *(s)kel- "to cut." This is considered the most likely origin, though
EXPANDEnglish sheld by itself is a dialect word attested only from c.1500.
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