stake-driver

English

Alternative forms

stakedriver

Etymology

From stake +‎ driver; so called because one of its notes resembles the sound made in driving a stake into the mud.

Noun

stake-driver (plural stake-drivers)

  1. An American bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus).
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see stake,‎ driver.

References

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