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duck

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Main Entry:
1duck 
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Pronunciation:
\ˈdək\
Function:
noun
Inflected Form(s):
plural ducks
Usage:
often attributive
Etymology:
Middle English duk, doke, from Old English dūce
Date:
before 12th century
1or plural duck a: any of various swimming birds (family Anatidae, the duck family) in which the neck and legs are short, the feet typically webbed, the bill often broad and flat, and the sexes usually different from each other in plumage b: the flesh of any of these birds used as food2: a female duck — compare drake3chiefly British : darling —often used in plural but singular in construction4: person , creature
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