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Gander is a male goose, and goose can mean the female.
Posted on: December 8, 2023 at 14:14:20 CT
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phrase What is good for a man is equally good for a woman; or, what a man can have or do, so can a woman have or do. This comes from an earlier proverb, “What’s sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.”
goose
goo͞s
noun
1. Any of various wild or domesticated waterbirds of the family Anatidae, and especially of the genera Anser, Branta, and Chen, characteristically having a shorter neck than that of a swan and a shorter, more pointed bill than that of a duck.
2. The female of such a bird.
3. The flesh of such a bird used as food.
phrase What is good for a man is equally good for a woman; or, what a man can have or do, so can a woman have or do. This comes from an earlier proverb, “What’s sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.”
goose
goo͞s
noun
1. Any of various wild or domesticated waterbirds of the family Anatidae, and especially of the genera Anser, Branta, and Chen, characteristically having a shorter neck than that of a swan and a shorter, more pointed bill than that of a duck.
2. The female of such a bird.
3. The flesh of such a bird used as food.
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Gander is a male goose, and goose can mean the female. - JeffB MU - 12/8 14:14:20