solan

[ soh-luhn ]

/ ˈsoʊ lən /

noun

a gannet.

Also called solan goose .

Origin of solan

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

Words nearby solan

Sokoto, Sokotra, sol, sola, solace, solan, Solana, solanaceous, solander, solanine, solanum

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Example sentences 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

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	solan
释义	solan [ soh-luhn ] / ˈsoʊ lən / noun a gannet. Also called solan goose . Origin of solan 1400–50; late Middle English soland<Old Norse sūla gannet + ǫnd duck Words nearby solan Sokoto, Sokotra, sol, sola, solace, solan, Solana, solanaceous, solander, solanine, solanum Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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