"The Goose and the Common", also referred to as "Stealing the Common from the Goose", is a poem written by an unknown author that makes a social commentary...
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A goose (pl.: geese) is a bird of any of several waterfowl species in the family Anatidae. This group comprises the genera Anser (grey geese and white...
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the Canada goose is primarily herbivorous and normally migratory; often found on or close to fresh water, the Canada goose is also common in brackish...
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from the wild greylag goose (Anser anser domesticus) and swan goose (Anser cygnoides domesticus). In Europe, northern Africa, and western Asia, the original...
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Goose bumps, goosebumps or goose-pimples (also called chill bumps[citation needed]) are the bumps on a person's skin at the base of body hairs which may...
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in the UK goose eggs have a fall-to-early-winter availability. Roast goose is the most common method of preparation. Roasted whole or cut-up goose dishes...
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"The Goose Girl" (German: Die Gänsemagd) is a German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm and first published in Grimm's Fairy Tales in 1815 (KHM...
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The snow goose (Anser caerulescens) is a species of goose native to North America. Both white and dark morphs exist, the latter often known as blue goose...
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The swan goose (Anser cygnoides) is a large goose with a natural breeding range in inland Mongolia, Northeast China, and the Russian Far East. It is migratory...
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Fauna of Finland (section Grebes and loons)
Greater white-fronted goose, Anser albifrons (common) Bean goose, Anser fabalis (common) Pink-footed goose, Anser brachyrhynchus (common) Mallard, Anas platyrhynchos...
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The spur-winged goose (Plectropterus gambensis) is a large, Sub-Saharan African waterbird in the family Anatidae, which includes geese and shelducks. However...
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The barnacle goose (Branta leucopsis) is a species of goose that belongs to the genus Branta of black geese, which contains species with largely black...
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The concrete goose, also known as a porch goose or lawn goose, is a lawn ornament popular in the United States. Concrete geese reached the peak of their...
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Commons (redirect from Held in common)
ownership Tyranny of small decisions The Goose and the Common Smith, E. T. (2024-01-23). "Practising Commoning". The Commons Social Change Library. Retrieved...
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The Egyptian goose (Alopochen aegyptiaca) is an African member of the Anatidae family including ducks, geese, and swans. Because of their popularity chiefly...
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Mother Goose is a character that originated in children's fiction, as the imaginary author of a collection of French fairy tales and later of English...
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St. Martin's Day (redirect from Cutting of the goose)
marked the end of the harvest season and beginning of winter and the "winter revelling season". Traditions include feasting on 'Martinmas goose' or 'Martinmas...
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Enclosure (redirect from Enclosure of common land)
known as "The Goose and the Common" has come to represent the opposition to the enclosure movement in the 18th century: "The law locks up the man or woman...
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The greylag goose or graylag goose (Anser anser) is a species of large goose in the waterfowl family Anatidae and the type species of the genus Anser...
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surfaces of rocks and flotsam in the ocean intertidal zone. Goose barnacles formerly made up the taxonomic order Pedunculata, but the group has been found...
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Goose Bay (IATA: YYR, ICAO: CYYR), commonly referred to as CFB Goose Bay, is a Canadian Forces Base located in the municipality of Happy Valley-Goose...
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Mother Goose Club is an educational nursery school program that streams on its eponymous YouTube channel and is produced by Sockeye Media LLC. Its YouTube...
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Michaelmas (redirect from The Feast of Saint Michael and All Angels)
ordered the sacrifice of a goose every Michaelmas in honour of the saint. The Irish Michaelmas goose was slaughtered and eaten on the day; they were also presented...
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Blue goose or Blue Goose may refer to: Blue Goose, a presidential lectern of the United States Snow goose, a North American species of goose Blue-winged...
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Pollicipes pollicipes (redirect from Goose neck barnacles)
pollicipes, known as the goose neck barnacle, goose barnacle or leaf barnacle is a species of goose barnacle, also well known under the taxonomic synonym...
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Game (hunting) (section Canada and the United States)
in the UK include: Duck, including mallard, tufted duck, teal, northern pintail and common pochard Goose, including greylag goose, Canada goose and pink-footed...
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The guard goose is a domestic goose that is used as a guard animal both on farms and in other situations. Geese are considered to have excellent eyesight...
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Nene (bird) (redirect from Hawaiian goose)
The nene (Branta sandvicensis), also known as the nēnē or the Hawaiian goose, is a species of bird endemic to the Hawaiian Islands. The nene is exclusively...
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Greylag Goose or Swan Goose Goose (nickname), a list of people nicknamed Goose or the Goose Claire Goose (born 1975), British actress Roscoe Goose (1891–1971)...
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Goosegrass (redirect from Goose grass)
Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Goosegrass (sometimes goose grass) is a common name for several grasses, sedges, and annual herbs. The origin of the name is...
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