red goosen.

Brit.

/ˈrɛd ɡuːs/, U.S.

/ˈrɛd ˌɡus/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: red adj., goose n.

Etymology: < red adj. + goose n. In sense 1 after Dutch rotgans and German Rotgans, with the first element interpreted (wrongly in the case of the Dutch word) as meaning ‘red’ (see rood goose n.). In sense 2 apparently ultimately reflecting an expression in a language of the Caspian Sea area, transmitted partly via Russian krasnyj gus′, and partly via Persian ghāz-i surkh, both lit. ‘red goose’. With sense 4 compare earlier ruddy goose n. at ruddy adj., n., and adv. Compounds 2b.

1. The brent goose, Branta bernicla. Cf. rood goose n., rot-goose n., road-goose n. rare.The plumage of the brent goose is actually black, grey-brown, and white.

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1609 W. Phillip tr. G. de Veer True Descr. Three Voy. sig. G4^v Red Geese [Du. rotgansen] breed their yong Geese under 80. Degrees in Green-land.

1694 tr. F. Martens Voy. Spitzbergen 76 in Narbrough's Acct. Several Late Voy. The Pigeons, Parrets, Red Geese [Ger. Rotgense] and Ducks, are the most fleshy.

1744 Ornithologia Nova II. 58 W. Barents in his Voyage into the North Seas, gives an account of many Eggs of the Red Geese which they found under 80 degrees in Greenland.

1937 Times 20 Mar. 8/4 A successful prosecution of two men for shooting red geese out of season.

2. The greater flamingo, Phoenicopterus ruber. Now rare.Chiefly in glosses of foreign etymons.

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1799 W. Tooke View Russ. Empire I. i. iii. 239 The most beautiful of all [birds of the Caspian] is the red goose. It has however nothing in common with a goose, neither is it red, but white; the tips of the wings indeed, round the eyes, the beak and the feet are scarlet.

1835 J. Kitto Uncle Oliver's Trav.: Persia I. ix. 167 The most beautiful of these is what is called the red goose... Let us not be deceived by names... It..is, I dare say, rather a sort of flamingo than a goose.

1864 T. C. Jerdon Birds India III. 775 The Calmucs and Russians call the Flamingo the Red Goose.

1995 S. C. Thompson Elephants are Wrinkly iv. 47 The word flamingo means ‘red goose’ in Portuguese.

3. North American. The snow goose, Anser caerulescens, which has a red bill and legs. Now rare.

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1814 A. Wilson Amer. Ornithol. VIII. 283 Snow Goose. Anas Hyperborea... This species, called on the sea coast the Red Goose, arrives in the river Delaware from the north, early in November.

1846 J. Loudon Lady's Country Compan. (ed. 2) iii. xvi. 368 Amongst the other ornamental kinds of geese found on ponds in pleasure-grounds, I may mention the snow, or red, goose from North America.

1907 F. M. Woodruff Birds of Chicago Area (Chicago Acad. Sci.) 49 Greater Snow Goose... Popular synonyms: Mexican Goose. Red Goose. White Brant. Texas Goose. Common Wavey.

4. Chiefly in India: the ruddy shelduck, Tadorna ferruginea.

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the world > animals > birds > freshwater birds > order Anseriformes (geese, etc.) > subfamily Merginae (duck) > [noun] > member of genus Tadorna (sheldrake)

sheldrakec1325

bergander1544

skeeling-goose1578

scaledrake1600

burranet1602

sheld-fowl?1606

burrow-duck1678

vulpanser1706

shelduck1707

mountain duck1711

sly-goose1776

Brahminy duck1813

paradise duck1813

red goose1848

stock annet1852

1848 W. Hollings tr. Prem Sagur lxiii. 307 The birds were chirping on all sides.., the red goose and its mate were together.

1903 J. Burgess in tr. J. G. Bühler Indian Sect of Jainas 67 The Brâhmani or red goose.

1984 B. S. Miller Theater of Memory (Notes) 340 Red goose, bid farewell to your gander!.. The cakravāka is the ruddy goose or sheldrake; fabled to be inseparable by day, the female birds and their mates are doomed to be parted every night.

†5. The Egyptian goose, Alopochen egyptiacus. Obsolete.

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1859 J. E. Tennent Ceylon I. iv. vii. 486 The red goose of the Nile.., ages before, had been enrolled amongst the animals held sacred in Egypt.

1868 C. Darwin Variation Animals & Plants I. viii. 287 (note) The goose figured on the Egyptian monuments seems to have been the Red goose of Egypt.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	red goose
释义	red goosen. Brit. /ˈrɛd ɡuːs/, U.S. /ˈrɛd ˌɡus/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: red adj., goose n. Etymology: < red adj. + goose n. In sense 1 after Dutch rotgans and German Rotgans, with the first element interpreted (wrongly in the case of the Dutch word) as meaning ‘red’ (see rood goose n.). In sense 2 apparently ultimately reflecting an expression in a language of the Caspian Sea area, transmitted partly via Russian krasnyj gus′, and partly via Persian ghāz-i surkh, both lit. ‘red goose’. With sense 4 compare earlier ruddy goose n. at ruddy adj., n., and adv. Compounds 2b. 1. The brent goose, Branta bernicla. Cf. rood goose n., rot-goose n., road-goose n. rare.The plumage of the brent goose is actually black, grey-brown, and white. ΚΠ 1609 W. Phillip tr. G. de Veer True Descr. Three Voy. sig. G4^v Red Geese [Du. rotgansen] breed their yong Geese under 80. Degrees in Green-land. 1694 tr. F. Martens Voy. Spitzbergen 76 in Narbrough's Acct. Several Late Voy. The Pigeons, Parrets, Red Geese [Ger. Rotgense] and Ducks, are the most fleshy. 1744 Ornithologia Nova II. 58 W. Barents in his Voyage into the North Seas, gives an account of many Eggs of the Red Geese which they found under 80 degrees in Greenland. 1937 Times 20 Mar. 8/4 A successful prosecution of two men for shooting red geese out of season. 2. The greater flamingo, Phoenicopterus ruber. Now rare.Chiefly in glosses of foreign etymons. ΚΠ 1799 W. Tooke View Russ. Empire I. i. iii. 239 The most beautiful of all [birds of the Caspian] is the red goose. It has however nothing in common with a goose, neither is it red, but white; the tips of the wings indeed, round the eyes, the beak and the feet are scarlet. 1835 J. Kitto Uncle Oliver's Trav.: Persia I. ix. 167 The most beautiful of these is what is called the red goose... Let us not be deceived by names... It..is, I dare say, rather a sort of flamingo than a goose. 1864 T. C. Jerdon Birds India III. 775 The Calmucs and Russians call the Flamingo the Red Goose. 1995 S. C. Thompson Elephants are Wrinkly iv. 47 The word flamingo means ‘red goose’ in Portuguese. 3. North American. The snow goose, Anser caerulescens, which has a red bill and legs. Now rare. ΚΠ 1814 A. Wilson Amer. Ornithol. VIII. 283 Snow Goose. Anas Hyperborea... This species, called on the sea coast the Red Goose, arrives in the river Delaware from the north, early in November. 1846 J. Loudon Lady's Country Compan. (ed. 2) iii. xvi. 368 Amongst the other ornamental kinds of geese found on ponds in pleasure-grounds, I may mention the snow, or red, goose from North America. 1907 F. M. Woodruff Birds of Chicago Area (Chicago Acad. Sci.) 49 Greater Snow Goose... Popular synonyms: Mexican Goose. Red Goose. White Brant. Texas Goose. Common Wavey. 4. Chiefly in India: the ruddy shelduck, Tadorna ferruginea. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > freshwater birds > order Anseriformes (geese, etc.) > subfamily Merginae (duck) > [noun] > member of genus Tadorna (sheldrake) sheldrakec1325 bergander1544 skeeling-goose1578 scaledrake1600 burranet1602 sheld-fowl?1606 burrow-duck1678 vulpanser1706 shelduck1707 mountain duck1711 sly-goose1776 Brahminy duck1813 paradise duck1813 red goose1848 stock annet1852 1848 W. Hollings tr. Prem Sagur lxiii. 307 The birds were chirping on all sides.., the red goose and its mate were together. 1903 J. Burgess in tr. J. G. Bühler Indian Sect of Jainas 67 The Brâhmani or red goose. 1984 B. S. Miller Theater of Memory (Notes) 340 Red goose, bid farewell to your gander!.. The cakravāka is the ruddy goose or sheldrake; fabled to be inseparable by day, the female birds and their mates are doomed to be parted every night. †5. The Egyptian goose, Alopochen egyptiacus. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1859 J. E. Tennent Ceylon I. iv. vii. 486 The red goose of the Nile.., ages before, had been enrolled amongst the animals held sacred in Egypt. 1868 C. Darwin Variation Animals & Plants I. viii. 287 (note) The goose figured on the Egyptian monuments seems to have been the Red goose of Egypt. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1609
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