whinyard

Meaning

Noun

A sword, or hanger.
The shoveler, a type of duck.
The pochard, a type of duck.

Origin

Compare English dialect and Scots whingar, whinger; perhaps from Old English winn + geard, gyrd; or compare Old English, English whine.

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