Definition for GAN'NET

GAN'NET, n. [Sax. ganot. See Gander.]

The Solan Goose, a fowl of the genus Pelicanus, about seven pounds in weight, with a straight bill, six inches long, and palmated feet. These fowls frequent the isles of Scotland in summer, and feed chiefly on herrings. Encyc.

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