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shieldrake

shieldrake is the obsolete form of sheldrake.

Meaning of sheldrake

Noun

sheldrake (plural sheldrakes)

  1. An Old World duck of the genus Tadorna (shelducks).
    Synonyms:
    vulpanser
    1. A male shelduck.
  2. A merganser.
  3. The call sign for an artillery officer.

See all 5 meanings of sheldrake

Forms of shieldrake

pluralshieldrakes

Questions about shieldrake

What is shieldrake the obsolete form of?
Shieldrake is the obsolete form of sheldrake.

Words near shieldrake in the dictionary

  1. shieldman
  2. shieldmay
  3. shieldmays
  4. shieldmen
  5. Shieldmuir
  6. shieldrake
  7. shieldrakes
  8. shields
  9. shieldsman
  10. shieldsmen
  11. shieldsmith

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