wild goose

noun

any undomesticated goose, especially the greylag of Britain or the Canada goose.

Origin of wild goose

before 1050; Middle English; Old English

Words nearby wild goose

wild fig, wild flower, wild geese, wild geranium, wild ginger, wild goose, wild goose chase, wild honeysuckle, wild horses couldn't drag me, wild hunt, wild huntsman

British Dictionary definitions for wild geese

Wild Geese

noun

the Wild Geese the Irish expatriates who served as professional soldiers with the Catholic powers of Europe, esp France, from the late 17th to the early 20th centuries