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gare-fowl
gare-fowl (ˈgɛəfaʊl) Also 7, 9 gairfowl. [ad. ON. geir-fugl = Faroese gorfuglur, Sw. garfogel, Da. (from Icel.) geirfugl. Hence also Gael. gearbhul garefowl, and F. gorfou a sort of penguin. The meaning of the first part of the compound is uncertain.] The great auk (Alca impennis).[c 1549 ? Munro in... Oxford English Dictionary
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Gare
Gare de Luxembourg, main railway station in Luxembourg Portugal Gare do Oriente, main international intermodal transport hub, Lisbon Other uses Gare-fowl wikipedia.org
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auke
▪ I. auk (ɔːk) Also 8 alk, 8–9 awk. [cogn. with Sw. alka, Da. alke:—ON. álka.] Any bird of the family Alcidæ of diving birds, predominantly black, white, or grey in colour, inhabiting mainly the colder parts of the northern oceans and characterized by short wings, tail, and legs, and webbed feet. Th... Oxford English Dictionary
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penguin
▪ I. penguin (ˈpɛngwɪn, ˈpɛŋgwɪn) Also 6–7 pengwin, -gwyn, -guyn, 7 -guine, (8 pin-). [Origin obscure: see Note below. It appears that the name was first given to the Great Auk or Gare-fowl of the seas of Newfoundland, still called in F. pingouin or pinguin (1600 in Hatz.-Darm.). But it was soon app... Oxford English Dictionary
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