duck

¹duck

noun, often attributive \ˈdək\

plural ducks

Definition of DUCK

1

or 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 food

2

: a female duck — compare drake

3

chiefly British : darling —often used in plural but singular in construction

4

: person, creature

Illustration of DUCK

Origin of DUCK

Middle English duk, doke, from Old English dūce

First Known Use: before 12th century

Other Birds Terms

aerie, bunting, clutch, covey, hackle, ratite, rictus, ruff, skein, zygodactyl

Rhymes with DUCK

buck, chuck, cluck, cruck, guck, huck, luck, muck, pluck, puck, ruck, schmuck, shuck, struck, suck, truck, Truk, tuck, yech, yuck