ware goose

English

Etymology

So called because it feeds on ware, or seaweed.

Noun

ware goose (plural ware geese)

  1. (obsolete, dialectal) The brent goose.

References
  • ware in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
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