n. 1. An urchin who has soft, whitish hair. [ Colloq. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
2. (Zool.) The hooded merganser. [ Local, U. S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
3. A low alluvial island or shoal in a river. [ Local, U. S. ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
n. (Zool.) The great Arctic or Greenland whale. (Balæna mysticetus). See Baleen, and Whale. [ 1913 Webster ]