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Definition of Sheldrakes
1. sheldrake [n] - See also: sheldrake
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sheldrakes
Literary usage of Sheldrakes
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Sporting Adventures in the New World, Or, Days and Nights of Moose-hunting by Campbell Hardy (1855)
"... Scenery—A Fairy Tale—A Brace of sheldrakes—Bear Tracks—The Moose Startled—Moccasin
Manufacturing —A Fatal Shower—Return Home—Better Luck next Time. ..."
2. Rudyard Kipling with the British Fleet by Rudyard Kipling (1915)
"We'll duck and we'll dive like three ruddy sheldrakes. We'll duck and we'll dive
underneath the North Seas, Until we strike something that doesn't expect us ..."
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