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solan
[ soh-luhn ]
noun
- a gannet.
solan
/ ˈsəʊlən /
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Word History and Origins
Origin of solan1
1400–50; late Middle English soland < Old Norse sūla gannet + ǫnd duck
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Word History and Origins
Origin of solan1
C15 soland, of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse sūla gannet, ōnd duck
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Example Sentences
Wild flocks of sea-fowl rose above our heads from off the rock, and among others were numbers of gannets or Solan geese.
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The solan geese here are also great devourers, and are said soon to exhaust all the fish in a pond.
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He had charge, besides, of the solan geese that roosted in the crags; and from these an extraordinary income is derived.
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With these awful weapons we wandered along the beach and fired at the gulls and solan-geese as they passed us.
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There was the relishing Solan goose, whose smell is so powerful that he is never cooked within doors.
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