boat-tailed grackle

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Definition of boat-tailed grackle words

noun boat-tailed grackle a large grackle, Quiscalus major, of the southeastern U.S., that folds its tail into a shape resembling the keel of a boat. 1

before 1830

One of the 36% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1830-40

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