Definition of duck

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Duck (v. t.) Any bird of the subfamily Anatinae, family Anatidae..

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Duck-legged :: Duck-legged (a.) Having short legs, like a waddling duck; short-legged..
Goosander :: Goosander (n.) A species of merganser (M. merganser) of Northern Europe and America; -- called also merganser, dundiver, sawbill, sawneb, shelduck, and sheldrake. See Merganser..
Juke :: Juke (v. i.) To bend the neck; to bow or duck the head.
Shelduck :: Shelduck (n.) The sheldrake.
Bluebill :: Bluebill (n.) A duck of the genus Fuligula. Two American species (F. marila and F. affinis) are common. See Scaup duck.
Dipper :: Dipper (n.) The buffel duck.
Squealer :: Squealer (n.) The harlequin duck.
Spine-tailed :: Spinetail (n.) The ruddy duck.
Sleepyhead :: Sleepyhead (n.) The ruddy duck.
Sailcloth :: Sailcloth (n.) Duck or canvas used in making sails.
Skunkhead :: Skunkhead (n.) The surf duck.
Garganey :: Garganey (n.) A small European duck (Anas querquedula); -- called also cricket teal, and summer teal..
Kamichi :: Kamichi (n.) A curious South American bird (Anhima, / Palamedea, cornuta), often domesticated by the natives and kept with poultry, which it defends against birds of prey. It has a long, slender, hornlike ornament on its head, and two sharp spurs on each wing. Although its beak, feet, and legs resemble those of gallinaceous birds, it is related in anatomical characters to the ducks and geese (Anseres). Called also horned screamer. The name is sometimes applied also to the chaja. See Chaja, and S
Ducker :: Ducker (n.) A cringing, servile person; a fawner..
Vicissy Duck :: Vicissy duck () A West Indian duck, sometimes domesticated..
Earlduck :: Earlduck (n.) The red-breasted merganser (Merganser serrator).
Pintail :: Pintail (n.) A northern duck (Dafila acuta), native of both continents. The adult male has a long, tapering tail. Called also gray duck, piketail, piket-tail, spike-tail, split-tail, springtail, sea pheasant, and gray widgeon..
Duck :: Duck (v. t.) A sudden inclination of the bead or dropping of the person, resembling the motion of a duck in water..
Duck :: Duck (n.) The light clothes worn by sailors in hot climates.
Tambreet :: Tambreet (n.) The duck mole.
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