{Vare widgeon} (Zo["o]l.), a female or young male of the smew; a weasel duck; -- so called from the resemblance of the head to that of a vare, or weasel. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
vare-widgeon — … Useful english dictionary
Vare — Vare, n. (Zo[ o]l.) A weasel. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster] {Vare widgeon} (Zo[ o]l.), a female or young male of the smew; a weasel duck; so called from the resemblance of the head to that of a vare, or weasel. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
smew — n. (Ornith.) White nun, vare widgeon, smee (Mergus albellus) … New dictionary of synonyms
