Stubble-goose

Stubble-goose
See Michaelmas goose

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  • Stubble goose — Stubble Stub ble, n. [OE. stobil, stoble, OF. estouble, estuble, F. [ e]tuele, LL. stupla, stupula, L. stipula stubble, stalk; cf. D. & G. stopped, OHG. stupfila. Cf. {Stipule}.] The stumps of wheat, rye, barley, oats, or buckwheat, left in the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • stubble goose — noun : greylag * * * stubble goose noun A goose fed on stubble • • • Main Entry: ↑stubble …   Useful english dictionary

  • stubble-goose — …   Useful english dictionary

  • Stubble — Stub ble, n. [OE. stobil, stoble, OF. estouble, estuble, F. [ e]tuele, LL. stupla, stupula, L. stipula stubble, stalk; cf. D. & G. stopped, OHG. stupfila. Cf. {Stipule}.] The stumps of wheat, rye, barley, oats, or buckwheat, left in the ground;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Stubble rake — Stubble Stub ble, n. [OE. stobil, stoble, OF. estouble, estuble, F. [ e]tuele, LL. stupla, stupula, L. stipula stubble, stalk; cf. D. & G. stopped, OHG. stupfila. Cf. {Stipule}.] The stumps of wheat, rye, barley, oats, or buckwheat, left in the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Michaelmas goose — [stubble goose] A goose fattened on the fallen grain in fields and stubble and slaughtered on *Michaelmas, 29 September, when all such free range food was gone …   Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases

  • way-goose — Wayz goose Wayz goose , n. [Wase stubble + goose.] [1913 Webster] 1. A stubble goose. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster] 2. An annual feast of the persons employed in a printing office. [Written also {way goose}.] [Eng.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Wayz-goose — n. [Wase stubble + goose.] [1913 Webster] 1. A stubble goose. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster] 2. An annual feast of the persons employed in a printing office. [Written also {way goose}.] [Eng.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Swan Goose — Anser cygnoides cygnoides in China Conservation status …   Wikipedia

  • Lewistown, Pennsylvania — Infobox Settlement official name = Lewistown, Pennsylvania other name = native name = nickname = settlement type = Borough motto = imagesize = image caption = flag size = image seal size = image shield = shield size = image blank emblem = blank… …   Wikipedia

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