honker

honker
honker1
/hong"keuhr, hawng"-/, n.
1. a person or thing that honks.
2. Informal. a goose.
[1835-45, Amer.; HONK + -ER1]
honker2
/hong"keuhr, hawng"-/, n. Slang (disparaging and offensive).
honky.
[perh. HONK(Y) + -ER1]

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