canvasback
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Origin of canvasback
An Americanism dating back to 1595–1605; after the canvaslike color of its back
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Carson is “one of the most talented carvers around,” said James W. Carroll Jr., editor of the Canvasback, a quarterly journal published by the museum.
From Washington Post • Feb. 25, 2019
The band signed with Canvasback Records, part of the major label Atlantic.
From Washington Post • Jun. 23, 2017
She commercial salmon fishes in Prince William Sound from her boat, the F/V Canvasback, each summer.
From Washington Times • Nov. 5, 2016
The East Wenatchee native will produce the Canvasback wines at Artifex, a multi-winery production facility in Walla Walla.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 10, 2014
Canvasback shooting on our waters affords the finest of sport, as it does not partake so much of flock shooting as it does on the Chesapeake and the Delaware rivers.
From Game Birds and Game Fishes of the Pacific Coast by Payne, Harry Thom
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