canvasback
a North American wild duck, Aythya valisineria, the male of which has a whitish back and a reddish-brown head and neck.
Origin of canvasback
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How to use canvasback in a sentence
It was as follows: When the canvas-back descends, he must perforce remain some moments under water.
The Hunters' Feast | Mayne ReidThose who would buy a real canvas-back should know something of natural history.
The Hunters' Feast | Mayne ReidThe reed-bird—in the West Indies called “ortolan”—is also found in the same markets with the canvas-back.
The Hunters' Feast | Mayne ReidWhen he got the canvas back he destroyed it, all but the portraits of Whistler, Vollon, and himself.
The Life of James McNeill Whistler | Elizabeth Robins PennellWhen he shoved the canvas back I could see it all twisted up an' dead white, with a big red scar on the corner o' the shoulder.
The Blind Lion of the Congo | Elliott Whitney
British Dictionary definitions for canvasback
/ (ˈkænvəsˌbæk) /
a North American diving duck, Aythyra valisineria, the male of which has a white body and reddish-brown head
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