gannet's

Then he appeared in the morning at the O'Driscolls ', cheered, and crested with a remarkably long gannet's feather stuck upright in the crown of his cap, through which he had bored a hole to admit of the insertion.

Strangers at Lisconnel Jane Barlow 1887

Kolgrim my comrade, his scarred face bright with the light of coming battle, to say that Danish ships are once more on the gannet's path; and the sword of Sigurd will rattle in the golden scabbard, and a great English cheer will come from the haven, for

King Alfred's Viking A Story of the First English Fleet 1884

I lighted the tinder again -- then I burnt my hand -- then I singed one of the gannet's heads, and lastly, perceiving that Nero was fast asleep in the sun, I obtained the focus on his cold nose.

The Little Savage Frederick Marryat 1820

I lighted the tinder again-then I burnt my hand -- then I singed one of the gannet's heads, and lastly, perceiving that Nero was fast asleep in the sun, I obtained the focus on his cold nose.

The Little Savage Frederick Marryat 1820

Another handler held the rest of the gannet's body, while the third did the washing, feather by feather.

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