Cannet

/kəˈnɛt/ noun

Definition

A duckling or young duck, especially used in older or dialect English to refer to a small duck.

Etymology

From Old French 'canet,' a diminutive of 'cane' (duck). The word likely traveled through Norman French into Middle English, though it is now archaic or dialectal.

Kelly Says

Cannet is an adorably specific old English word for a duckling—the kind of term you'd find in medieval recipes calling for 'cannet with peas'!

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