duckfoot
Definition of duckfoot
duckfoots
orduckfeet
1 plural duckfeet : dutch foot
2 plural duckfoots : a gastropod mollusk (Aporrhais occidentalis) of offshore waters of the western North Atlantic that has a long vertical aperture and a much-expanded somewhat triangular outer lip —called also duck's-foot shell
3 : a triangular cultivator blade or shovel used as an attachment to a cultivator
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Origin and Etymology of duckfoot
1duck + foot
duckfoot
Definition of duckfoot
-ed/-ing/-s
: to till land with a duckfoot cultivator
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