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1. Duck
   Any of a variety of species of wild or domestic web-footed birds. Broilers and fryers are under 8 weeks old, roasters are no more than 16 weeks old. Duck is generally higher in fat than other domestic birds.
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2. duck
   [n] - (in cricket) a score of nothing by a batsman 2. [n] - flesh of a duck (domestic or wild) 3. [n] - a heavy cotton fabric of plain weave 4. [n] - small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs 5. [v] - submer...
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3. duck
   A closely woven,plain-weave cloth,usually made from cotton or linen yarns,similar to canvas.The terms canvas and duck have become almost generic and are usually qualified by terms that indicate the use of the cloth,e.g.Royal Navy canvas,artist`canvas,duck suiting,belting duck. Category: Various i...
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4. Duck
   Duck (dŭk) noun [ Confer Danish dukke , Swedish docka , Old High German doccha , German docke . Confer Doxy .] A pet; a darling. Shak.
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5. Duck
   Duck noun [ Dutch doek cloth, canvas, or Icelandic dūkr cloth; akin to Old High German tuoh , German tuch , Swedish duk , Danish dug .] 1. A linen (or sometimes cotton) fabric, finer and lighter...
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6. Duck
   Duck transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Ducked ; present participle & verbal noun Ducking .] [ Middle English duken , douken , to dive; akin to Dutch duiken
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7. Duck
   Duck (dŭk) intransitive verb 1. To go under the surface of water and immediately reappear; to dive; to plunge the head in water or other liquid; to dip. « In Tiber ducking thrice by break of day.» Dryden. 2...
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8. Duck
   Duck noun [ Middle English duke , doke . See Duck , transitive verb ] 1. (Zool.) Any bird of the subfamily Anatinæ , family Anatidæ . » The genera and species are numer...
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9. duck
   1. <zoology> Any bird of the subfamily Anatinae, family Anatidae. ... The genera and species are numerous. They are divided into river ducks and sea ducks. Among the former are the common domestic duck (Anas boschas); the wood duck (Aix sponsa); the beautiful mandarin duck of China (Dendroness...
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10. duck
    noun small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs
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11. duck
    noun a heavy cotton fabric of plain weave; used for clothing and tents
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12. duck
    noun flesh of a duck (domestic or wild)
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13. duck
    duck`s egg noun (cricket) a score of nothing by a batsman
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14. duck
    verb to move (the head or body) quickly downwards or away; `Before he could duck, another stone struck him`
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15. Duck
    • (v. t.) To plunge the head of under water, immediately withdrawing it; as, duck the boy. • (v. t.) Any bird of the subfamily Anatinae, family Anatidae. • (v. t.) To bow; to bob down; to move quickly with a downward motion. • (n.) A linen (or sometimes cotton) fabric, finer and ...
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16. duck
    any of various species of relatively small, short-necked, large-billed waterfowl. In true ducks—i.e., those classified in the subfamily Anatinae—the ... [8 related articles]
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17. duck
    (from Dutch doek, `cloth`), any of a broad range of strong, durable, plainwoven fabrics made originally from tow yarns and subsequently from either ...
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18. Duck
    Duck is slang for a score of zero.
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19. Duck
    Duck is slang for a score of zero.
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20. duck
    duck, common name for wild and domestic waterfowl of the family Anatidae, which also includes geese and swans. It is hunted and bred for its meat, eggs, and feathers. Strictly speaking, duck refers to the female and drake to the male. Ducks are usually divided into three groups: the surface-feeding ...
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21. Duck
    Duck is the name common to all the web-footed birds constituting the Linnaean genus Anas, now raised into a sub-family Anatinae, and by some naturalists divided into two sub-families Anatinae and Fuligulinas, or land-ducks and sea-ducks. The ducks are very numerous as species, and are met with all o...
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22. Duck
    Duck is a species of coarse cloth made of flax, lighter and finer than canvas.
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23. duck
    Click images to enlargeAny of about 50 species of short-legged waterbirds with webbed feet and flattened bills, of the family Anatidae, order Anseriformes, which also includes the larger geese and swans. Ducks were domesticated for eggs, meat, and feathers by the ancient Chinese and the ancient Maya (see poultry). Mos...
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24. Duck
    A card-playing technique in which a player does not immediately play a card that might take a trick, but plays a lower card instead.
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25. Duck
    `Duck` is the common name for a number of species in the Anatidae family of birds. The ducks are divided between several subfamilies in the Anatidae family; they do not represent a monophyletic group but a form taxon, since swans and geese are not considered ducks. Ducks are mostly aquatic birds, mo...
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