WHINYARD

Etymology

Noun

whinyard (plural whinyards)

(obsolete) A sword, or hanger.

(UK, dialect, obsolete) The shoveler, a type of duck.

(UK, dialect, obsolete) The pochard, a type of duck.

Source: Wiktionary

Whin"yard, n. Etym: [Cf. Prov. E. & Scot. whingar, whinger; perhaps from AS. winn contention, war + geard, gyrd, a staff, rod, yard; or cf. AS. hwinan to whistle, E. whine.]

1. A sword, or hanger. [Obs.]

2. Etym: [From the shape of the bill.] (Zoöl) (a) The shoveler. [Prov. Eng.] (b) The poachard. [Prov. Eng.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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