Goose
The Shetland Goose is a small, hardy breed of domestic goose originating in the islands. It is sexually dimorphic, with ganders being entirely white and females white with grey patches. They tend to mate for life and are extremely good foragers. A small number have been exported to North America, but are not yet recognised by the American Poultry Association.
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Famous quotes containing the word goose:
“They give me goose pimples on top of my goose pimples.”
—Griffin Jay, Maxwell Shane (1905–1983)
““Lawk a mercy on me,
This is none of I!
“But if this be I,
As I do hope it be,
I have a little dog at home
And he knows me;”
—Mother Goose (fl. 17th–18th century. There was an old woman, as I’ve heard tell (l. 23–28)
“There was a little girl, she had a little curl
Right in the middle of her forehead;
And when she was good, she was very, very good,
And when she was bad, she was horrid.”
—Mother Goose (fl. 17th–18th century. There Was a Little Girl (attributed to Mother Goose)