[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

goose \goose\ g=oos, n.; pl. geese g=es. oe. gos, as.
   g=os, pl. g=es; akin to d.  g. gans, icel. g=as, dan.
   gaas, sw. gas, russ. guse. oir. geiss, l. anser, for
   hanser, gr. chh`n, skr. ha.msa. root233. cf. gander,
   gannet, ganza, gosling. zool.
   1913 webster
   1. any large web-footen bird of the subfamily anserinae,
      and belonging to anser, branta, chen, and several
      allied genera. see anseres.
      1913 webster

   note: the common domestic goose is believed to have been
         derived from the european graylag goose anser
         anser. the bean goose a. segetum, the american
         wild or canada goose branta canadensis, and the
         bernicle goose branta leucopsis are well known
         species. the american white or snow geese and the blue
         goose belong to the genus chen. see bernicle,
         emperor goose, under emperor, snow goose, wild
         goose, brant.
         1913 webster

   2. any large bird of other related families, resembling the
      common goose.
      1913 webster

   note: the egyptian or fox goose alopochen aegyptiaca and
         the african spur-winged geese plectropterus belong
         to the family plectropteridae. the australian
         semipalmated goose anseranas semipalmata and cape
         barren goose cereopsis novae-hollandiae are
         very different from northern geese, and each is made
         the type of a distinct family. both are domesticated in
         australia.
         1913 webster

   3. a tailor's smoothing iron, so called from its handle,
      which resembles the neck of a goose.
      1913 webster

   4. a silly creature; a simpleton.
      1913 webster

   5. a game played with counters on a board divided into
      compartments, in some of which a goose was depicted.
      1913 webster

            the pictures placed for ornament and use,
            the twelve good rules, the royal game of goose.
                                                  --goldsmith.
      1913 webster

   a wild goose chase, an attempt to accomplish something
      impossible or unlikely of attainment.

   fen goose. see under fen.

   goose barnacle zool., any pedunculated barnacle of the
      genus anatifa or lepas; -- called also duck
      barnacle. see barnacle, and cirripedia.

   goose cap, a silly person. obs. --beau.  .

   goose corn bot., a coarse kind of rush juncus
      squarrosus.

   goose feast, michaelmas. colloq. eng.

   goose grass. bot.
      a a plant of the genus galium g. aparine, a
          favorite food of geese; -- called also catchweed and
          cleavers.
      b a species of knotgrass polygonum aviculare.
      c the annual spear grass poa annua.

   goose neck, anything, as a rod of iron or a pipe, curved
      like the neck of a goose; specially naut., an iron hook
      connecting a spar with a mast.

   goose quill, a large feather or quill of a goose; also, a
      pen made from it.

   goose skin. see goose flesh, above.

   goose tongue bot., a composite plant achillea
      ptarmica, growing wild in the british islands.

   sea goose. zool. see phalarope.

   solan goose. zool. see gannet.
      1913 webster
see also:
geese gander gannet ganza gosling anserinae 
anser branta chen anseres anser anser 
a. segetum branta canadensis branta leucopsis bernicle emperor goose 
emperor snow goose wild goose brant alopochen aegyptiaca 
plectropterus plectropteridae anseranas semipalmata cereopsis novae-hollandiae a wild goose chase 
fen goose fen goose barnacle anatifa lepas 
duck barnacle barnacle cirripedia goose cap goose corn 
juncus squarrosus goose feast goose grass galium g. aparine 
catchweed cleavers polygonum aviculare poa annua goose neck 
goose quill goose skin goose flesh goose tongue achillea ptarmica 
sea goose phalarope solan goose 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

duck \duck\, n. oe. duke, doke. see duck, v. t. 
   1. zool. any bird of the subfamily anatinae, family
      anatidae.
      1913 webster

   note: the genera and species are numerous. they are divided
         into river ducks and sea ducks. among the former
         are the common domestic duck anas boschas; the wood
         duck aix sponsa; the beautiful mandarin duck of
         china dendronessa galeriliculata; the muscovy duck,
         originally of south america cairina moschata. among
         the sea ducks are the eider, canvasback, scoter, etc.
         1913 webster

   2. a sudden inclination of the bead or dropping of the
      person, resembling the motion of a duck in water.
      1913 webster

            here be, without duck or nod,
            other trippings to be trod.           --milton.
      1913 webster

   bombay duck zool., a fish. see bummalo.

   buffel duck, spirit duck. see buffel duck.

   duck ant zool., a species of white ant in jamaica which
      builds large nests in trees.

   duck barnacle. zool. see goose barnacle.

   duck hawk. zool.
      a in the united states: the peregrine falcon.
      b in england: the marsh harrier or moor buzzard.

   duck mole zool., a small aquatic mammal of australia,
      having webbed feet and a bill resembling that of a duck
      ornithorhynchus anatinus. it belongs the subclass
      monotremata and is remarkable for laying eggs like a bird
      or reptile; -- called also duckbill, platypus,
      mallangong, mullingong, tambreet, and water mole.
      

   to make ducks and drakes, to throw a flat stone obliquely,
      so as to make it rebound repeatedly from the surface of
      the water, raising a succession of jets; hence:

   to play at ducks and drakes, with property, to throw it
      away heedlessly or squander it foolishly and unprofitably.
      

   lame duck. see under lame.
      1913 webster
see also:
duck anatinae anatidae river ducks sea ducks anas boschas 
aix sponsa dendronessa galeriliculata cairina moschata bombay duck bummalo 
buffel duck spirit duck duck ant duck barnacle goose barnacle 
duck hawk duck mole ornithorhynchus anatinus duckbill platypus 
mallangong mullingong tambreet water mole to make ducks and drakes 
to play at ducks and drakes lame duck lame 

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