whinyard


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whinyard

(ˈwɪnjəd)
n
1. (Arms & Armour (excluding Firearms)) history a sword
2. (Animals) a duck. Also called: northern shoveler
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"By my troth, young sir," he said, "you are as long in the face as the devil at a christening, and I cannot marvel at it, for I have sailed these waters since I was as high as this whinyard, and yet I never saw more sure promise of an evil night."
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