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Webster 1913 Edition


Gadwall

Gad′wall

,
Noun.
[
Gad
to walk about +
well
.]
(Zool.)
A large duck (
Anas strepera
), valued as a game bird, found in the northern parts of Europe and America; – called also
gray duck
.
[Written also
gaddwell
.]

Webster 1828 Edition


Gadwall

GAD'WALL

,
Noun.
A fowl of the genus Anas, inhabiting the north of Europe.