gander

 
Pronunciation: /ˈgandə/

noun

  • 1a male goose.
  • 2 [in singular] informal a look or glance: take a gander at the luggage, will ya?
    [from criminals' slang]

verb

[no object] US informal
  • look or glance at something: Paulie gandered at shelves full of coffee paraphernalia

Origin:

Old English gandra, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch gander, also to gannet