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colander

[kuhl-uhn-der, kol-] / ˈkʌl ən dər, ˈkɒl- /
NOUN
strainer
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Sheldrakes and goosanders, coots and gulls, whifflers and dippers, made the best of Sunday, and bathed and wrote their winged penmanship on the white sheet of water.

From The Entailed Hat Or, Patty Cannon's Times by Townsend, George Alfred

Snipe are often seen by one of the shallower ponds, and occasionally such divers as goosanders appear and give an exhibition of fish-catching.

From The Naturalist on the Thames by Cornish, C. J. (Charles John)

I have frequently seen goosanders on the river, but not more than two or three in a party.

From The Unveiling of Lhasa by Candler, Edmund




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