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canvasbacks

canvasbacks is the plural of canvasback.

Meaning of canvasback

Noun

canvasback (plural canvasbacks)

  1. A North American wild duck, Aythya valisineria, popular as a game bird.
    • Yesterday, I received a great present from Mr. Webster, from Washington; a large basket of canvasback ducks and a large turkey.1857 The Private Correspondence of Daniel Webster

Questions about canvasbacks

What is canvasbacks the plural of?
Canvasbacks is the plural of canvasback.

Words near canvasbacks in the dictionary

  1. Canuto
  2. Canutos
  3. Canuxploitation
  4. canvas
  5. canvasback
  6. canvasbacks
  7. canvasboard
  8. canvasboards
  9. canvased
  10. canvaser
  11. canvasers

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