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Meaning of STAKE DRIVER

Pronunciation:  steyk 'drIvur

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  a kind of bittern
 
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 Synonyms: American bittern, Botaurus lentiginosus
 
 See Also: bittern, Botaurus, genus Botaurus

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\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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