"stake-driver" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: stake-drivers [plural]
Etymology: From stake + driver; so called because one of its notes resembles the sound made in driving a stake into the mud. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|stake|driver}} stake + driver Head templates: {{en-noun}} stake-driver (plural stake-drivers)
  1. An American bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus).
    Sense id: en-stake-driver-en-noun-nDURy3zK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Herons Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 84 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 93 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 94 6 Disambiguation of Herons: 93 7
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see stake, driver.
    Sense id: en-stake-driver-en-noun-B505-71h

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Alternative forms

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