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goose
Any of various grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae, which have feathers and webbed feet and are capable of flying, swimming, and walking on land, and which are bigger than ducks.
The flesh of the goose used as food.
(slang) A silly person.
(archaic) A tailor's iron, heated in live coals or embers, used to press fabrics.
“Mallards and black ducks were plentiful, great flocks of wavies flew overhead and the Canada gray goose was fairly numerous.”
“I expected Dad to give me a clip over the ear for being such a goose but it never came.”
“Come in, tailor. Here you may roast your goose.”
gooseneck
Anything with a slendercurved shape, resembling the neck of a goose, such as the shaft of some lamps.
(nautical) The swivel connection on a sailboat located near the bottom of the mast that the boom attaches to. When a sailboat performs a tack or a jibe the gooseneck swings the boom from one side of the boat to the other.
“Swiveling attachments for mainsheet and topping lift are required for use with roller-reefing goosenecks.”
“Holmes has also upgraded its entire back-to-school assortment with better lamp heads, covered goosenecks, more stylish finishes and an infusion of color.”
“You'll look down into the serpentine Goosenecks of the San Juan River and see Monument Valley, miles in the distance.”