solan

American  

[soh-luhn] / ˈsoʊ lən /

noun

1. a gannet.

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solan British  

/ ˈsəʊlən /

noun

1. an archaic name for the gannet

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Etymology

Origin of solan

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

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Example Sentences

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solan

The precipitous parts are frequented by large flocks of solan geese and other sea birds.

From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg

It pastures a few sheep, and is a great breeding-place of solan geese.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3 Atrebates to Bedlis by Various

He had charge besides of the solan geese that roosted in the crags; and from these an extraordinary income is derived.

From David Balfour, Second Part Being Memoirs Of His Adventures At Home And Abroad, The Second Part: In Which Are Set Forth His Misfortunes Anent The Appin Murder; His Troubles With Lord Advocate Grant; Captivity On The Bass Rock; Journey Into Holland And France; And Singular Relations With James More Drummond Or Macgregor, A Son Of The Notorious Rob Roy, And His Daughter Catriona by Robert Louis Stevenson

"Rin, Geordie, rin to the boat, mak' sure of the boat, man--rin!" he cries, "or yon solan 'll have it awa'," says he.

From David Balfour, Second Part Being Memoirs Of His Adventures At Home And Abroad, The Second Part: In Which Are Set Forth His Misfortunes Anent The Appin Murder; His Troubles With Lord Advocate Grant; Captivity On The Bass Rock; Journey Into Holland And France; And Singular Relations With James More Drummond Or Macgregor, A Son Of The Notorious Rob Roy, And His Daughter Catriona by Robert Louis Stevenson

The oil of the solan goose is also a source of wealth.

From Literary Tours in The Highlands and Islands of Scotland by Daniel Turner Holmes

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