Burdekin duck

Burdekin duck
a) The bird Tadorna radjah, also called the Radjah Shelduck.

1977: even the exotic-sounding "Burdekin duck" consists of nothing more than slices of cold beef fried in batter. — Richard Daunton-Fear and Penelope Vigar, Australian Colonial Cookery, Rigby, 1977, ISBN 0-7270-0187-6 (discussing 19th century cookery)

b) Cold beef fried in batter, as a food dish.

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  • Burdekin duck — /bɜdəkən ˈdʌk/ (say berduhkuhn duk) noun 1. → radjah shelduck. 2. Chiefly Qld Colloquial corned beef …  

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  • radjah shelduck — /radʒə ˈʃɛldʌk/ (say rahjuh shelduk) noun a nomadic duck, Tadorna radjah, of northern Australia, New Guinea and the Maluku Islands, having a glossy green head and a white ring around the base of the neck; Burdekin duck. {French radjah rajah +… …  

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