About The Word Stake-driver
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Stake-driver
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What's The Definition Of Stake-driver?
[n] a kind of bittern
Synonyms | Synonyms for Stake-driver: American bittern | Botaurus lentiginosus Related Terms | Find terms related to Stake-driver: See Also | bittern | Botaurus | genus Botaurus Stake-driver In Webster's Dictionary \Stake"-driv`er\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
The common American bittern ({Botaurus lentiginosus}); -- so
called because one of its notes resembles the sound made in
driving a stake into the mud. Called also {meadow hen}, and
{Indian hen}.
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