Definition of duck

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Duck (v. t.) To plunge the head of under water, immediately withdrawing it; as, duck the boy..

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Nail :: Nail (n.) The terminal horny plate on the beak of ducks, and other allied birds..
Skunktop :: Skunktop (n.) The surf duck.
Earlduck :: Earlduck (n.) The red-breasted merganser (Merganser serrator).
Poultry :: Poultry (n.) Domestic fowls reared for the table, or for their eggs or feathers, such as cocks and hens, capons, turkeys, ducks, and geese..
Anseriformes :: Anseriformes (n. pl.) A division of birds including the geese, ducks, and closely allied forms..
Troopfowl :: Troopfowl (n.) The American scaup duck.
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.
#NAME? :: -ling () A noun suffix, commonly having a diminutive or a depreciatory force; as in duckling, gosling, hireling, fosterling, firstling, underling..
Quack :: Quack (v. i.) To utter a sound like the cry of a duck.
Waddle :: Waddle (v. i.) To walk with short steps, swaying the body from one side to the other, like a duck or very fat person; to move clumsily and totteringly along; to toddle; to stumble; as, a child waddles when he begins to walk; a goose waddles..
Shovel-nosed :: Shovel-nosed (a.) Having a broad, flat nose; as, the shovel-nosed duck, or shoveler..
Lamellirostral :: Lamellirostral (a.) Having a lamellate bill, as ducks and geese..
Raven''s-duck :: Raven's-duck (n.) A fine quality of sailcloth.
Mullingong :: Mullingong (n.) See Duck mole, under Duck..
Spine-tailed :: Spinetail (n.) The ruddy duck.
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..
Bergander :: Bergander (n.) A European duck (Anas tadorna). See Sheldrake.
Bummalo :: Bummalo (n.) A small marine Asiatic fish (Saurus ophidon) used in India as a relish; -- called also Bombay duck.
Dive :: Dive (v. t.) To plunge (a person or thing) into water; to dip; to duck.
Marionette :: Marionette (n.) The buffel duck.
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