hagdon
[ hag-duhn ]
/ ˈhæg dən /
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noun British and Eastern Canada Dialect.
any of various oceanic birds of the North Atlantic coasts of Europe and America, especially the greater shearwater.
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Origin of hagdon
First recorded in 1835–45; origin uncertain
Words nearby hagdon
Haganah, Hagar, Hagåtña, hagborn, hagbut, hagdon, Hageman factor, Hagen, Hagerstown, hagfish, Haggada
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