n. (pl. same or shelducks; masc. sheldrake, pl. same or sheldrakes) any bright-plumaged coastal wild duck of the genus Tadorna, esp. T. tadorna.
[ ME prob. f. dial. sheld pied, rel. to MDu. schillede variegated, + DRAKE ]
n. (pl. same or shelducks; masc. sheldrake, pl. same or sheldrakes) any bright-plumaged coastal wild duck of the genus Tadorna, esp. T. tadorna.
[ ME prob. f. dial. sheld pied, rel. to MDu. schillede variegated, + DRAKE ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012