oldsquaw

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oldsquaw

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First attested in the 19th century, from old + squaw, from the idea that the birds' squawking resembled old Native American women's.

noun oldsquaws · old squaw

dated, offensive The long-tailed duck, a medium-sized seaduck: Clangula hyemalis.

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@misc{oldsquaw_2026,
  title = {oldsquaw},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/oldsquaw},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}