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Duck :: Duck (n.) A linen (or sometimes cotton) fabric, finer and lighter than canvas, -- used for the lighter sails of vessels, the sacking of beds, and sometimes for men's clothing..

Apron :: Apron (n.) The fat skin covering the belly of a goose or duck.

Whitewing :: Whitewing (n.) The velvet duck.

Duck :: Duck (v. t.) To thrust or plunge under water or other liquid and suddenly withdraw.

Bergander :: Bergander (n.) A European duck (Anas tadorna). See Sheldrake.

Willet :: Willet (n.) A large North American snipe (Symphemia semipalmata); -- called also pill-willet, will-willet, semipalmated tattler, or snipe, duck snipe, and stone curlew..

Muscovy Duck :: Muscovy duck () A duck (Cairina moschata), larger than the common duck, often raised in poultry yards. Called also musk duck. It is native of tropical America, from Mexico to Southern Brazil..

Mallard :: Mallard (a.) A large wild duck (Anas boschas) inhabiting both America and Europe. The domestic duck has descended from this species. Called also greenhead.

Scoter :: Scoter (n.) Any one of several species of northern sea ducks of the genus Oidemia.

Poachard :: Poachard (n.) A common European duck (Aythya ferina); -- called also goldhead, poker, and fresh-water, / red-headed, widgeon..

Butterball :: Butterball (n.) The buffel duck.

Sailcloth :: Sailcloth (n.) Duck or canvas used in making sails.

Squealer :: Squealer (n.) The harlequin duck.

Eider :: Eider (n.) Any species of sea duck of the genus Somateria, esp. Somateria mollissima, which breeds in the northern parts of Europe and America, and lines its nest with fine down (taken from its own body) which is an article of commerce; -- called also eider duck. The American eider (S. Dresseri), the king eider (S. spectabilis), and the spectacled eider (Arctonetta Fischeri) are related species..

Haiduck :: Haiduck (n.) Formerly, a mercenary foot soldier in Hungary, now, a halberdier of a Hungarian noble, or an attendant in German or Hungarian courts..

Ducking :: Ducking (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Duc.

Bufflehead :: Bufflehead (n.) The buffel duck. See Buffel duck.

Stick-tight :: Sticktail (n.) The ruddy duck.

Monotremata :: Monotremata (n. pl.) A subclass of Mammalia, having a cloaca in which the ducts of the urinary, genital, and alimentary systems terminate, as in birds. The female lays eggs like a bird. See Duck mole, under Duck, and Echidna..

Douse :: Douse (v. t.) To plunge suddenly into water; to duck; to immerse; to dowse.

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