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The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable | 2006 | | Copyright

geese all one's geese are swans one characteristically exaggerates the merits of undistinguished persons or things; the use of goose and swan to point up such a contrast dates back to the 16th century (in early use, crow was also used in place of goose).

See also goose, sacred geese, on St Thomas the Divine kill all turkeys, geese and swine.

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geese

The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | Copyright

geese / gēs/ • plural form of goose.

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geese

A Dictionary of Zoology | 1999 | | Copyright

geese See ANATIDAE.

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geese

Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

geese •anis, apiece, Berenice, caprice, cassis, cease, coulisse, crease, Dumfries, fils, fleece, geese, grease, Greece, kris, lease, Lucrece, MacNeice, Matisse, McAleese, Nice, niece, obese, peace, pelisse, piece, police, Rees, Rhys, set piece, sublease, surcease, two-piece, underlease •mantelpiece • headpiece • hairpiece •tailpiece • Greenpeace •chimney piece • frontispiece •timepiece • codpiece • crosspiece •mouthpiece • showpiece • earpiece •masterpiece •centrepiece (US centerpiece) •altarpiece • workpiece • ambergris •calabrese

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