solan

[ soh-luhn ]

/ ˈsoʊ lən /

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noun

a gannet.

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Also called solan goose .

Origin of solan

1400–50; late Middle English soland<Old Norse sūla gannet + ǫnd duck

Words nearby solan

Sokoto, Sokotra, sol, sola, solace, solan, Solana, solanaceous, solander, solanine, solanum

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Wild flocks of sea-fowl rose above our heads from off the rock, and among others were numbers of gannets or Solan geese.
A Yacht Voyage Round England|W.H.G. Kingston
The solan geese here are also great devourers, and are said soon to exhaust all the fish in a pond.
The Diary of John Evelyn, Volume II (of 2)|John Evelyn
He had charge, besides, of the solan geese that roosted in the crags; and from these an extraordinary income is derived.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 11 (of 25)|Robert Louis Stevenson
With these awful weapons we wandered along the beach and fired at the gulls and solan-geese as they passed us.
The Story of My Boyhood and Youth|John Muir

There was the relishing Solan goose, whose smell is so powerful that he is never cooked within doors.
The Antiquary, Complete|Sir Walter Scott

British Dictionary definitions for solan

solan

solan goose

/ (ˈsəʊlən) /

noun

an archaic name for the gannet

Word Origin for solan

C15 soland, of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse sūla gannet, ōnd duck

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solan goose

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