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oldsquaw

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
old-squaw
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The long-tailed duck, a medium-sized seaduck: Clangula hyemalis.

Dated; Offensive

Etymology

First attested in the 19th century, from old + squaw, from the idea that the birds' squawking resembled old Native American women's.

Usage

Inflected Forms

oldsquaws (plural) old squaw (alternative)

Questions

What does oldsquaw mean?
The long-tailed duck, a medium-sized seaduck: Clangula hyemalis.
Where does oldsquaw come from?
First attested in the 19th century, from old + squaw, from the idea that the birds' squawking resembled old Native American women's.

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