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Embden

American  
[em-duhn] / ˈɛm dən /
Or Emden

noun

  1. one of a breed of large, white domestic geese having orange shanks, toes, and bill.


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“We believe there is significant potential to extract value from the Life and Asset Management businesses, which should be crystallised in the next three years,” analyst Andreas Van Embden writes.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 23, 2025

But many of those Agues which had continued for some Time, especially with those Invalids who came from Embden, or who had brought on frequent Relapses by their own Irregularities, were very obstinate.

From An Account of the Diseases which were most frequent in the British military hospitals in Germany by Monro, Donald

The ganders are generally, though not invariably, white, and are sometimes called Embden geese, from a town of Hanover.

From Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. by Jennings, Robert

“It is my opinion,” he said, raising his voice, “that Lisa Embden should be sent out of this parish—sent to some city, where her past is not known, and where she can give no scandal.”

From Francezka by Seawell, Molly Elliot

The African makes an excellent market goose being like the Embden and Toulouse, quick growing and early maturing.

From Ducks and Geese by Lamon, Harry M.

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