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pochard

poc·hard

UK/ˈpəʊtʃəd/ US/ˈpɒtʃəd/ uncommon

noun

1.

heavy-bodied Old World diving duck having a gray-and-black body and reddish head

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Origin

Apparently originally from poach (“to poke”) + -ard. Compare poker.

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