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bill v Of wild geese, to stretch the neck, submerge the body in water and swim with only the bill or beak visible.
   1842 JUKES ii, 94 The geese 'bill' as the men call it, that is stretching out their neck, they sink themselves beneath the water, swimming away with the bill only just above the surface.

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