baldpate

baldpate
baldpated, adj.baldpatedness, n.
/bawld"payt'/, n.
1. baldhead (def. 1).
2. the American widgeon, Anas americana, having a gray head with a white crown.
[1570-80; BALD + PATE]

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      popular North American game duck, also known as the American wigeon. See wigeon.

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