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wild goose
noun
any undomesticated goose, especially the greylag of Britain or the Canada goose.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of wild goose1
before 1050; Middle English; Old English
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Example Sentences
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“I’ll be gone as a wild goose in winter.”
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Why does she lead him on a wild goose chase when she’s clearly crazy about him?
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This presents an opportunity for a wild goose chase, filled with death, destruction and buckets of blood.
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In January, cases of bird flu were confirmed in a wild goose found near Dungannon, a buzzard near Moira, and a whooper swan in Portballintrae.
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Bird flu has been confirmed in a wild goose found near Dungannon, a buzzard near Moira, and a whooper swan in Portballintrae.
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