What is (a) The oyster catcher; -- so called from its shrill cries. (b) The old squaw. [Local U.S.] called?
scolder — (Zoöl.) (a) The oyster catcher; -- so called from its shrill cries. (b) The old squaw. [Local U.S.]. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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