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A Species of duck (Aythya vallisneria), esteemed for the delicacy of its flesh. It visits the United States in autumn; particularly Chesapeake Bay and adjoining waters; -- so named from the markings of the plumage on its back.
- Namation
A distraining or levying of a distress; an impounding. - Statesmen
of Statesman - Uniting
of Unite - Watershoot
A sprig or shoot from the root or stock of a tree. - WATERSPEEDWELL
A kind of speedwell (Veronica Anagallis) found in wet places in Europe and America. - Fleshed
of Flesh - Namaycush
A large North American lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush). It is usually spotted with red, and sometimes weighs over forty pounds. Called also Mackinaw trout, lake trout, lake salmon, salmon trout, togue, and tuladi. - Statesman
A man versed in public affairs and in the principles and art of government; especially, one eminent for political abilities. - Waterspout
A remarkable meteorological phenomenon, of the nature of a tornado or whirlwind, usually observed over the sea, but sometimes over the land. - WATERSPINNER
The water spider. - Fleshing
of Flesh - Flesher
A butcher. - Namby-pamby
Talk or writing which is weakly sentimental or affectedly pretty. - Statesmanlike
Having the manner or wisdom of statesmen; becoming a statesman. - Unitedly
In an united manner. - FLESHLING
A person devoted to fleshly things. [Obs.] Spenser. - WATERSPRITE
A sprite, or spirit, imagined as inhabiting the water. J. R. Drake. - Adjoined
of Adjoin - Fleshhood
The state or condition of having a form of flesh; incarnation.
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