Old squaw Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a common long-tailed sea duck of the northern parts of the United States
    oldwife; Clangula hyemalis.

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  1. . (Zoöl.) See under Old.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.), a duck (Clangula hyemalis) inhabiting the northern parts of both hemispheres. The adult male is varied with black and white and is remarkable for the length of its tail. Called also longtailed duck, south southerly, callow, hareld, and old wife.

Webster 1913