- Cackling
- Cackling \Cac"kling\, n. The broken noise of a goose or a hen. [1913 Webster] ||
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Cackling — Cackle Cac kle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Cackled} ( k ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Cackling}.] [OE. cakelen; cf. LG. kakeln, D. kakelen, G. gackeln, gackern; all of imitative origin. Cf. {Gagle}, {Cake} to cackle.] 1. To make a sharp, broken noise or cry,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cackling — cack·le || kækl n. noise made by a hen; harsh laugh; loud chatter v. make a cackling noise (like a hen); laugh harshly; chatter loudly … English contemporary dictionary
Cackling Goose — Taxobox name = Cackling Goose status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 image width = 240px image caption = Aleutian Cackling Goose Branta hutchinsii leucopareia regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Anseriformes familia =… … Wikipedia
Cackling — An excited call given by the hen turkey and made up of a series of fast yelps … Hunting glossary
cackling — … Useful english dictionary
cackling goose — noun : a goose of a western variety (Branta canadensis minima) of the Canada goose resembling but much smaller than the white cheeked goose … Useful english dictionary
Aleutian Cackling Goose — Taxobox name = Aleutian Cackling Goose image width = 200px status = regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Anseriformes familia = Anserinae genus = Branta species = B. hutchinsii subspecies = B. h. leucopareia binomial = Branta … Wikipedia
Canada Goose — For the outerwear manufacturer, see Canada Goose (clothing). Canada Goose Conservation status … Wikipedia
cackle — [kak′əl] vi. cackled, cackling [ME cakelen; akin to Du kokkelen, LowG kakkeln < IE base * kak : of echoic orig.] 1. to make the shrill, broken vocal sounds of a hen 2. to laugh or chatter with similar sounds vt. to utter in a cackling manner n … English World dictionary
Cackle — Cac kle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Cackled} ( k ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Cackling}.] [OE. cakelen; cf. LG. kakeln, D. kakelen, G. gackeln, gackern; all of imitative origin. Cf. {Gagle}, {Cake} to cackle.] 1. To make a sharp, broken noise or cry, as a hen … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
