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Webster 1913 Edition

Pochard

Po′chard

,
Noun.
(Zool.)
See
Poachard
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Pochard

POCHARD

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Noun.
[from poach.] A fresh water duck of an excellent taste, weighing a pound and twelve ounces. It is the red headed duck of Lawson; found in America and in the north of Europe.

Definition 2024

pochard

pochard

English

Aythya ferina (common pochard)

Alternative forms

Noun

pochard ‎(plural pochards)

  1. Any of various diving ducks of the subfamily Aythyinae, especially the common pochard, Aythya ferina.

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Translations

French

Etymology

From poche +‎ -ard.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɔʃaʁ/

Noun

pochard m ‎(plural pochards)

  1. (colloquial) drunk, drunkard

Etymology

Apparently originally from poach +‎ -ard.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈpəʊtʃəd/, /ˈpɒtʃəd/

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