shuffler

shuffler
Scaup Scaup (sk[add]p), n. [See {Scalp} a bed of oysters or mussels.] 1. A bed or stratum of shellfish; scalp. [Scot.] [1913 Webster]

2. (Zo["o]l.) A scaup duck. See below. [1913 Webster]

{Scaup duck} (Zo["o]l.), any one of several species of northern ducks of the genus {Aythya}, or {Fuligula}. The adult males are, in large part, black. The three North American species are: the greater scaup duck ({Aythya marila}, var. nearctica), called also {broadbill}, {bluebill}, {blackhead}, {flock duck}, {flocking fowl}, and {raft duck}; the lesser scaup duck ({A. affinis}), called also {little bluebill}, {river broadbill}, and {shuffler}; the tufted, or ring-necked, scaup duck ({A. collaris}), called also {black jack}, {ringneck}, {ringbill}, {ringbill shuffler}, etc. See Illust. of {Ring-necked duck}, under {Ring-necked}. The common European scaup, or mussel, duck ({A. marila}), closely resembles the American variety. [1913 Webster]


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  • Shuffler — Shuf fler, n. 1. One who shuffles. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) Either one of the three common American scaup ducks. See Scaup duck, under {Scaup}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • shuffler — n. a drunkard; a tippler. □ The avern was full of aged shufflers hoping for a handout. □ Some shuffler barfed in the shrubbery …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • shuffler — shuffle ► VERB 1) walk by dragging one s feet along or without lifting them fully from the ground. 2) restlessly shift one s position. 3) rearrange (a pack of cards) by sliding them over each other quickly. 4) (shuffle through) sort or look… …   English terms dictionary

  • shuffler — noun see shuffle I …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • shuffler — /shuf leuhr/, n. 1. a person who shuffles. 2. a person who mixes the cards, as before the deal in a card game. [1605 15; SHUFFLE + ER1] * * * …   Universalium

  • shuffler — noun A person who shuffles …   Wiktionary

  • shuffler — shuf·fler || ʃʌflÉ™(r) n. person or thing that shuffles; one who walks slowly while dragging his feet; one who rearranges the order of a set of playing cards …   English contemporary dictionary

  • shuffler — shuf·fler …   English syllables

  • shuffler — See: shuffle …   English dictionary

  • shuffler — noun 1. the card player who shuffles the cards • Derivationally related forms: ↑shuffle • Hypernyms: ↑card player 2. someone who walks without raising the feet • Derivationally related forms: ↑shuffle • …   Useful english dictionary

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