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

Example Sentences

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solan

It chanced, ye see, that Tam keekit up, and he was awaur of a muckle solan, and the solan pyking at the line.

From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 11 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis

“Well,” said I, “there can be no bogles here, Neil; for it’s not likely they would fash themselves to frighten solan geese.”

From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 11 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis

“It’ll be the mair pleisand a change for the solan geese, then,” quoth Andie drily.

From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 11 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis

They split open the birds they did not require for present consumption, and dried them for winter store, smoking some after the manner the Shetlanders and the Orkney people smoke the solan geese.

From Lost in the Backwoods by Traill, Catharine Parr Strickland

"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 Stevenson, Robert Louis