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  DUCK-:BILL:, n.  Your account at your restaurant during the canvas-back
  season.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) : [ gazetteer ]


  Duck, WV
    Zip code(s): 25063

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Widgeon \Widg"eon\, n. [Probably from an old French form of F.
     vigeon, vingeon, gingeon; of uncertain origin; cf. L. vipio,
     -onis, a kind of small crane.] (Zo["o]l.)
     Any one of several species of fresh-water ducks, especially
     those belonging to the subgenus Mareca, of the genus
     Anas.+The+common+European+widgeon+({Anas+penelope" rel="nofollow">Anas. The common European widgeon ({Anas penelope) and the
     American widgeon ({Anas Americana) are the most important
     species. The latter is called also baldhead, baldpate,
     baldface, baldcrown, smoking duck, wheat, duck, and
     whitebelly.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Bald-faced widgeon, or Green-headed widgeon, the American
        widgeon.
  
     Black widgeon, the European tufted duck.
  
     Gray widgeon.
     (a) The gadwall.
     (b) The pintail duck.
  
     Great headed widgeon, the poachard.
  
     Pied widgeon.
     (a) The poachard.
     (b) The goosander.
  
     Saw-billed widgeon, the merganser.
  
     Sea widgeon. See in the Vocabulary.
  
     Spear widgeon, the goosander. [Prov. Eng.]
  
     Spoonbilled widgeon, the shoveler.
  
     White widgeon, the smew.
  
     Wood widgeon, the wood duck.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Duck \Duck\ (d[u^]k), v. i.
     1. To go under the surface of water and immediately reappear;
        to dive; to plunge the head in water or other liquid; to
        dip.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              In Tiber ducking thrice by break of day. --Dryden.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To drop the head or person suddenly; to bow.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The learned pate
              Ducks to the golden fool.             --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Duck \Duck\ (d[u^]k), n. [Cf. Dan. dukke, Sw. docka, OHG.
     doccha, G. docke. Cf. Doxy.]
     A pet; a darling. --Shak.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Duck \Duck\, n. [OE. duke, doke. See Duck, v. t. ]
     1. (Zool.) Any bird of the subfamily Anatin[ae], family
        Anatid[ae].
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: 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 ({Dendronessa galeriliculata); the Muscovy duck,
           originally of South America ({Cairina moschata). Among
           the sea ducks are the eider, canvasback, scoter, etc.
           [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A sudden inclination of the bead or dropping of the
        person, resembling the motion of a duck in water.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Here be, without duck or nod,
              Other trippings to be trod.           --Milton.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Bombay duck (Zo["o]l.), a fish. See Bummalo.
  
     Buffel duck, Spirit duck. See Buffel duck.
  
     Duck ant (Zo["o]l.), a species of white ant in Jamaica
        which builds large nests in trees.
  
     Duck barnacle. (Zo["o]l.) See Goose barnacle.
  
     Duck hawk. (Zo["o]l.)
        (a) In the United States: The peregrine falcon.
        (b) In England: The marsh harrier or moor buzzard.
  
     Duck mole (Zo["o]l.), a small aquatic mammal of Australia,
        having webbed feet and a bill resembling that of a duck
        ({Ornithorhynchus anatinus). It belongs the subclass
        Monotremata and is remarkable for laying eggs like a bird
        or reptile; -- called also duckbill, platypus,
        mallangong, mullingong, tambreet, and water mole.
        
  
     To make ducks and drakes, to throw a flat stone obliquely,
        so as to make it rebound repeatedly from the surface of
        the water, raising a succession of jets; hence:
  
     To play at ducks and drakes, with property, to throw it
        away heedlessly or squander it foolishly and unprofitably.
        
  
     Lame duck. See under Lame.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Duck \Duck\, n. [D. doek cloth, canvas, or Icel. d[=u]kr cloth;
     akin to OHG. tuoh, G. tuch, Sw. duk, Dan. dug.]
     1. A linen (or sometimes cotton) fabric, finer and lighter
        than canvas, -- used for the lighter sails of vessels, the
        sacking of beds, and sometimes for men's clothing.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Naut.) pl. The light clothes worn by sailors in hot
        climates. [Colloq.]
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Duck \Duck\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ducked; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Ducking.] [OE. duken, douken, to dive; akin to D. duiken,
     OHG. t?hhan, MHG. tucken, t["u]cken, t?chen, G. tuchen. Cf.
     5th Duck.]
     1. To thrust or plunge under water or other liquid and
        suddenly withdraw.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Adams, after ducking the squire twice or thrice,
              leaped out of the tub.                --Fielding.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To plunge the head of under water, immediately withdrawing
        it; as, duck the boy.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To bow; to bob down; to move quickly with a downward
        motion. `` Will duck his head aside.'' --Swift.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Widgeon \Widg"eon\, n. [Probably from an old French form of F.
     vigeon, vingeon, gingeon; of uncertain origin; cf. L. vipio,
     -onis, a kind of small crane.] (Zo["o]l.)
     Any one of several species of fresh-water ducks, especially
     those belonging to the subgenus Mareca, of the genus
     Anas.+The+common+European+widgeon+({Anas+penelope" rel="nofollow">Anas. The common European widgeon ({Anas penelope) and the
     American widgeon ({A. Americana) are the most important
     species. The latter is called also baldhead, baldpate,
     baldface, baldcrown, smoking duck, wheat, duck, and
     whitebelly.
  
     Bald-faced, or Green-headed, widgeon, the American
        widgeon.
  
     Black widgeon, the European tufted duck.
  
     Gray widgeon.
     (a) The gadwall.
     (b) The pintail duck.
  
     Great headed widgeon, the poachard.
  
     Pied widgeon.
     (a) The poachard.
     (b) The goosander.
  
     Saw-billed widgeon, the merganser.
  
     Sea widgeon. See in the Vocabulary.
  
     Spear widgeon, the goosander. [Prov. Eng.]
  
     Spoonbilled widgeon, the shoveler.
  
     White widgeon, the smew.
  
     Wood widgeon, the wood duck.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Duck \Duck\, n. [D. doek cloth, canvas, or Icel. d[=u]kr cloth;
     akin to OHG. tuoh, G. tuch, Sw. duk, Dan. dug.]
     1. A linen (or sometimes cotton) fabric, finer and lighter
        than canvas, -- used for the lighter sails of vessels, the
        sacking of beds, and sometimes for men's clothing.
  
     2. (Naut.) pl. The light clothes worn by sailors in hot
        climates. [Colloq.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Duck \Duck\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ducked; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Ducking.] [OE. duken, douken, to dive; akin to D. duiken,
     OHG. t?hhan, MHG. tucken, t["u]cken, t?chen, G. tuchen. Cf.
     5th Duck.]
     1. To thrust or plunge under water or other liquid and
        suddenly withdraw.
  
              Adams, after ducking the squire twice or thrice,
              leaped out of the tub.                --Fielding.
  
     2. To plunge the head of under water, immediately withdrawing
        it; as, duck the boy.
  
     3. To bow; to bob down; to move quickly with a downward
        motion. `` Will duck his head aside.'' --Swift.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Duck \Duck\ (d[u^]k), v. i.
     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. To drop the head or person suddenly; to bow.
  
              The learned pate Ducks to the golden fool. --Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Duck \Duck\, n. [OE. duke, doke. See Duck, v. t. ]
     1. (Zool.) Any bird of the subfamily Anatin[ae], family
        Anatid[ae].
  
     Note: 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 ({Dendronessa galeriliculata); the Muscovy duck,
           originally of South America ({Cairina moschata). Among
           the sea ducks are the eider, canvasback, scoter, etc.
  
     2. A sudden inclination of the bead or dropping of the
        person, resembling the motion of a duck in water.
  
              Here be, without duck or nod, Other trippings to be
              trod.                                 --Milton.
  
     Bombay duck (Zo["o]l.), a fish. See Bummalo.
  
     Buffel duck, or Spirit duck. See Buffel duck.
  
     Duck ant (Zo["o]l.), a species of white ant in Jamaica
        which builds large nests in trees.
  
     Duck barnacle. (Zo["o]l.) See Goose barnacle.
  
     Duck hawk. (Zo["o]l.)
        (a) In the United States: The peregrine falcon.
        (b) In England: The marsh harrier or moor buzzard.
  
     Duck mole (Zo["o]l.), a small aquatic mammal of Australia,
        having webbed feet and a bill resembling that of a duck
        ({Ornithorhynchus anatinus). It belongs the subclass
        Monotremata and is remarkable for laying eggs like a bird
        or reptile; -- called also duckbill, platypus,
        mallangong, mullingong, tambreet, and water mole.
        
  
     To make ducks and drakes, to throw a flat stone obliquely,
        so as to make it rebound repeatedly from the surface of
        the water, raising a succession of jets

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Duck \Duck\ (d[u^]k), n. [Cf. Dan. dukke, Sw. docka, OHG.
     doccha, G. docke. Cf. Doxy.]
     A pet; a darling. --Shak.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  duck
       n 1: small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming
            bird usually having a depressed body and short legs
       2: (cricket) a score of nothing by a batsman [syn: duck's egg]
       3: flesh of a duck (domestic or wild)
       4: a heavy cotton fabric of plain weave; used for clothing and
          tents
       v 1: to move (the head or body) quickly downwards or away;
            "Before he could duck, another stone struck him"
       2: submerge or plunge suddenly
       3: dip into a liquid; "He dipped into the pool" [syn: dip, douse]
       4: avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing
          (duties, questions, or issues); "He dodged the issue";
          "she skirted the problem"; "They tend to evade their
          responsibilities"; "he evaded the questions skillfully"
          [syn: hedge, fudge, evade, put off, circumvent,
          parry, elude, skirt, dodge, sidestep]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  duck
     Αγγλικά n.
     (ετ πουλί en) πάπια

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  duck
     Middle English n.
     (alt form enm duk t=duke id=duke)
     n.
     (lb en caving) A cave passage containing water with low, or no,
  airspace.
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To quickly lower the head or body, often in
  order to prevent it from being struck by something.
     2 (lb en transitive) To quickly lower (the head or body), often in
  order to prevent it from being struck by something.
     alt.
     1 An aquatic bird of the family Anatidae, having a flat bill and
  webbed feet.
     2 ''Specifically'', an adult female duck; ''contrasted with'' drake
  ''and with'' duckling.
     3 (lb en uncountable) The flesh of a duck used as food.
     4 (lb en cricket) A batsman's score of zero after getting out. (short
  for duck's egg, since the digit "0" is round like an egg.)
     5 (lb en slang) A playing card with the rank of two.
     6 A building intentionally constructed in the shape of an everyday
  object to which it is related.
     n.
     1 An aquatic bird of the family Anatidae, having a flat bill and
  webbed feet.
     2 ''Specifically'', an adult female duck; ''contrasted with'' drake
  ''and with'' duckling.
     3 (lb en uncountable) The flesh of a duck used as food.
     4 (lb en cricket) A batsman's score of zero after getting out. (short
  for duck's egg, since the digit "0" is round like an egg.)
     5 (lb en slang) A playing card with the rank of two.
     6 A building intentionally constructed in the shape of an everyday
  object to which it is related.
     alt.
     (senseid en fabric) A tightly-woven cotton fabric used as sailcloth.
     n.
     (senseid en fabric) A tightly-woven cotton fabric used as sailcloth.
     n.
     1 (n-g: A term of endearment); pet; darling.
     2 (lb en Midlands) dear, mate (informal way of addressing a friend or
  stranger).

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Duck
     n.
     1 (surname en from=nicknames).
     2 (place en town s/North Carolina).
     3 (place en unincorporated community s/West Virginia).

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  duck
     n.
     (lb en caving) A cave passage containing water with low, or no,
  airspace.
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To quickly lower the head or body, often in
  order to prevent it from being struck by something.
     2 (lb en transitive) To quickly lower (the head or body), often in
  order to prevent it from being struck by something.
     alt.
     1 An aquatic bird of the family Anatidae, having a flat bill and
  webbed feet.
     2 ''Specifically'', an adult female duck; ''contrasted with'' drake
  ''and with'' duckling.
     3 (lb en uncountable) The flesh of a duck used as food.
     4 (lb en cricket) A batsman's score of zero after getting out. (short
  for duck's egg, since the digit "0" is round like an egg.)
     5 (lb en slang) A playing card with the rank of two.
     6 A building intentionally constructed in the shape of an everyday
  object to which it is related.
     n.
     1 An aquatic bird of the family Anatidae, having a flat bill and
  webbed feet.
     2 ''Specifically'', an adult female duck; ''contrasted with'' drake
  ''and with'' duckling.
     3 (lb en uncountable) The flesh of a duck used as food.
     4 (lb en cricket) A batsman's score of zero after getting out. (short
  for duck's egg, since the digit "0" is round like an egg.)
     5 (lb en slang) A playing card with the rank of two.
     6 A building intentionally constructed in the shape of an everyday
  object to which it is related.
     alt.
     (senseid en fabric) A tightly-woven cotton fabric used as sailcloth.
     n.
     (senseid en fabric) A tightly-woven cotton fabric used as sailcloth.
     n.
     1 (n-g: A term of endearment); pet; darling.
     2 (lb en Midlands) dear, mate (informal way of addressing a friend or
  stranger).

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  Duck
     n.
     1 (surname en from=nicknames).
     2 (place en town s/North Carolina).
     3 (place en unincorporated community s/West Virginia).

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  duck
     Middle English n.
     (alt form enm duk t=duke id=duke)
     n.
     (lb en caving) A cave passage containing water with low, or no,
  airspace.
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To quickly lower the head or body, often in
  order to prevent it from being struck by something.
     2 (lb en transitive) To quickly lower (the head or body), often in
  order to prevent it from being struck by something.
     alt.
     1 An aquatic bird of the family Anatidae, having a flat bill and
  webbed feet.
     2 ''Specifically'', an adult female duck; ''contrasted with'' drake
  ''and with'' duckling.
     3 (lb en uncountable) The flesh of a duck used as food.
     4 (lb en cricket) A batsman's score of zero after getting out. (short
  for duck's egg, since the digit "0" is round like an egg.)
     5 (lb en slang) A playing card with the rank of two.
     6 A building intentionally constructed in the shape of an everyday
  object to which it is related.
     n.
     1 An aquatic bird of the family Anatidae, having a flat bill and
  webbed feet.
     2 ''Specifically'', an adult female duck; ''contrasted with'' drake
  ''and with'' duckling.
     3 (lb en uncountable) The flesh of a duck used as food.
     4 (lb en cricket) A batsman's score of zero after getting out. (short
  for duck's egg, since the digit "0" is round like an egg.)
     5 (lb en slang) A playing card with the rank of two.
     6 A building intentionally constructed in the shape of an everyday
  object to which it is related.
     alt.
     (senseid en fabric) A tightly-woven cotton fabric used as sailcloth.
     n.
     (senseid en fabric) A tightly-woven cotton fabric used as sailcloth.
     n.
     1 (n-g: A term of endearment); pet; darling.
     2 (lb en Midlands) dear, mate (informal way of addressing a friend or
  stranger).

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  Duck
     n.
     1 (surname en from=nicknames).
     2 (place en town s/North Carolina).
     3 (place en unincorporated community s/West Virginia).

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  duck
     Middle English n.
     (alt form enm duk t=duke id=duke)
     n.
     (lb en caving) A cave passage containing water with low, or no,
  airspace.
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To quickly lower the head or body, often in
  order to prevent it from being struck by something.
     2 (lb en transitive) To quickly lower (the head or body), often in
  order to prevent it from being struck by something.
     alt.
     1 An aquatic bird of the family Anatidae, having a flat bill and
  webbed feet.
     2 ''Specifically'', an adult female duck; ''contrasted with'' drake
  ''and with'' duckling.
     3 (lb en uncountable) The flesh of a duck used as food.
     4 (lb en cricket) A batsman's score of zero after getting out. (short
  for duck's egg, since the digit "0" is round like an egg.)
     5 (lb en slang) A playing card with the rank of two.
     6 A building intentionally constructed in the shape of an everyday
  object to which it is related.
     n.
     1 An aquatic bird of the family Anatidae, having a flat bill and
  webbed feet.
     2 ''Specifically'', an adult female duck; ''contrasted with'' drake
  ''and with'' duckling.
     3 (lb en uncountable) The flesh of a duck used as food.
     4 (lb en cricket) A batsman's score of zero after getting out. (short
  for duck's egg, since the digit "0" is round like an egg.)
     5 (lb en slang) A playing card with the rank of two.
     6 A building intentionally constructed in the shape of an everyday
  object to which it is related.
     alt.
     (senseid en fabric) A tightly-woven cotton fabric used as sailcloth.
     n.
     (senseid en fabric) A tightly-woven cotton fabric used as sailcloth.
     n.
     1 (n-g: A term of endearment); pet; darling.
     2 (lb en Midlands) dear, mate (informal way of addressing a friend or
  stranger).

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  Duck
     n.
     1 (surname en from=nicknames).
     2 (place en town s/North Carolina).
     3 (place en unincorporated community s/West Virginia).

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  duck
     Englanti n.
     1 ankka
     2 sorsa
     3 täysikasvuinen naaraspuolinen ankka tai sorsa (erotukseksi
  koiraasta tai poikasesta)
     4 (yhteys urheilu k=en) kriketti tilanne, jossa lyöjä ei ole
  vuorollaan saanut aikaan yhtään pistettä (lyhentymä ilmauksesta ''duck’s
  egg'' (’ankanmuna’) < numero ’0’ muistuttaa muodoltaan munaa)
     5 (yhteys slangia k=en) pelikortti, jonka lukuarvo on ’2’
     6 (yhteys arkkitehtuuri k=en) rakennus, joka on tarkoituksellisesti
  suunniteltu muistuttamaan ulkonäöltään sellaista arkielämän kohdetta,
  joka liittyy rakennuksen käyttötarkoitukseen
     7 kuula, johon lasten peleissä pyritään osumaan toisella
  (heittokuulalla)
     8 (yhteys amerikanenglantia k=en) polun merkki asetettu kiviröykkiö
     9 (yhteys tekstiili k=en) buldaani
     Englanti vb.
     1 kumartua
     2 pulahtaa veteen
     3 pulauttaa veteen

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  duck
     Engelska n.
     1 (tagg kat=fåglar språk=en) anka, and
     2 (tagg kat=mat språk=en) kött av anka
     3 (tagg språk=en brittisk engelska dialektalt) ''vardagligt tilltal
  till någon (som man tycker om)''; snäcka, pulla, gumma
     Engelska vb.
     1 ducka
     2 doppa
     3 undvika
     4 dämpa eller sänka ljudvolymen av ett spår i en ljudmix i förmån för
  ett annat

From German - English Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:deu-eng ]


  Duck /dˈʊk/ 
   [textil.] gunny canvas 
     Synonym: Rupfen

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  duck /dˈʌk/
  eend

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Duck /dˈʌk/
  البطّة

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  duck //dʌk// 
  1. па́тица, па́тка, па́ток
  aquatic bird of the family Anatidae
  2. па́тица, патица
  female duck
  3. патешко месо, патица
  flesh of a duck used as food
  4. док
  cotton fabric

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  duck //dʌk// 
  1. гмуркам се, потапям се
  to lower into the water
  2. навеждам се
  to quickly lower the head or body (intransitive)
  3. избягвам
  to try to evade doing something