blue goose

noun

1. a dark color phase of the snow goose, Chen caerulescens, of North America.

blue goose

noun

1. a variety of the snow goose that has a bluish-grey body and white head and neck

Word History and Origins

Origin of blue goose¹

An Americanism dating back to 1870–75

Example Sentences

Had he fixed upon a definition of wealth and adhered to it, a few years at the Blue Goose would have left him satisfied.

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There was another element impeding his progress which he by no means ignored—that was the Blue Goose.

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I'm going to hang out in the caon till the river goes down, or till I bag some of the goslings from the Blue Goose.

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In starting out on the conquest of the Blue Goose, Hartwell acted on an erroneous concept of the foibles of humanity.

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Luna, the mill foreman, dozens of men, he could name them every one—all had brought their plunder to the Blue Goose.

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