solan

[ soh-luh n ]

/ ˈsoʊ lən /

noun

a gannet.

Nearby words

sol, sol-fa, sol., sola, solace, solan, solana, solanaceous, solander, solanine, solanum

Origin of solan

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

Also called solan goose.

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Examples from the Web for solan

It pastures a few sheep, and is a great breeding-place of solan geese.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3|Various
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
The voice of him was like a solan's and dinnle'd in folks' lugs, and the words of him like coals of fire.
David Balfour, Second Part|Robert Louis Stevenson
There was the relishing Solan goose, whose smell is so powerful that he is never cooked within doors.
The Antiquary, Complete|Sir Walter Scott

The Solan had been driven upon the Quarr rocks, and she was a total wreck.
Jan Vedder's Wife|Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr

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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