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Definition of rain goose in English: rain goose(also rein goose) noun Shetland, Orkney, Scottish The red-throated diver, Gavia stellata, whose call is believed to herald rain.
OriginEarly 18th century; earliest use found in Martin Martin (d. 1718), traveller and author. Definition of rain goose in US English: rain goose(also rein goose) noun Shetland, Orkney, Scottish The red-throated diver, Gavia stellata, whose call is believed to herald rain.
OriginEarly 18th century; earliest use found in Martin Martin (d. 1718), traveller and author. |