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DUCK, n. [G, L., to weave.] A species of coarse cloth or canvas, used for sails, sacking of beds, &c. DUCK, n. [from the verb, to duck.] 1. A water fowl, so called from its plunging. There are many species or varieties of the duck, some wild, others tame.2. An inclination of the head, resembling the motion of a duck in water.3. A stone thrown obliquely on the water so as to rebound; as in duck and drake.DUCK, n. A word of endearment or fondness. DUCK, v.t. [G.] 1. To dip or plunge in water and suddenly withdraw; as, to duck a seamen. It differs from dive, which signifies to plunge ones self, without immediately emerging. 2. To plunge the head in water and immediately withdraw it; as, duck the boy.3. To bow, stoop or nod.DUCK, v.i. 1. To plunge into water and immediately withdraw; to dip; to plunge the head in water or other liquid.In Tiber ducking thrice by break of day.2. To drop the head suddenly; to bow; to cringe.Duck with French nods.
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DUCK, n. [G, L., to weave.] A species of coarse cloth or canvas, used for sails, sacking of beds, &c. DUCK, n. [from the verb, to duck.] 1. A water fowl, so called from its plunging. There are many species or varieties of the duck, some wild, others tame.2. An inclination of the head, resembling the motion of a duck in water.3. A stone thrown obliquely on the water so as to rebound; as in duck and drake.DUCK, n. A word of endearment or fondness. DUCK, v.t. [G.] 1. To dip or plunge in water and suddenly withdraw; as, to duck a seamen. It differs from dive, which signifies to plunge ones self, without immediately emerging. 2. To plunge the head in water and immediately withdraw it; as, duck the boy.3. To bow, stoop or nod.DUCK, v.i. 1. To plunge into water and immediately withdraw; to dip; to plunge the head in water or other liquid.In Tiber ducking thrice by break of day.2. To drop the head suddenly; to bow; to cringe.Duck with French nods. | DUCK, n.1 [Sw. duk, a cloth; Dan. duug; G. tuch; D. doek; allied perhaps to L. toga, and to tego, to cover, or texo, to weave.]A species of coarse cloth or canvas, used for sails, sacking of beds, &c. DUCK, n.2 [from the verb, to duck.]- A water fowl, so called from its plunging. There are many species or varieties of the duck, some wild, others tame.
- An inclination of the head, resembling the motion of a duck in water. – Milton.
- A stone thrown obliquely on the water, so as to rebound; as in duck and drake. – Johnson. DUCK, n3. [Dan. dukke, a baby or puppet.] A word of endearment or fondness. – Shak.
DUCK, v.i.- To plunge into water and immediately withdraw; to dip; to plunge the head in water or other liquid.
In Tiber ducking thrice by break of day. – Dryden.
- To drop the head suddenly; to bow; to cringe.
Duck with French nods. Shak.
DUCK, v.t. [G. ducken, and tauchen; D. duiken, pret. dock, to stoop, dive, plunge. Qu. Sax. theachan, to wash, and its alliance to tingo and dye. Class Dg.]- To dip or plunge in water and suddenly withdraw; as, to duck a seaman. It differs from dive, which signifies to plunge one's self, without immediately emerging.
- To plunge the head in water and immediately withdraw it; as, duck the boy.
- To bow, stoop, or nod.
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- A pet; a darling.
- 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.
- To thrust or plunge under water
or other liquid and suddenly withdraw.
- To go under the surface of water and
immediately reappear; to dive; to plunge the head in water or other
liquid; to dip.
- Any bird of the subfamily Anatinæ,
family Anatidæ.
- The light
clothes worn by sailors in hot climates.
- To plunge the head of under water,
immediately withdrawing it; as, duck the boy.
- To drop the head or person suddenly; to
bow.
- A sudden inclination of the bead or
dropping of the person, resembling the motion of a duck in
water.
- To bow; to bob down; to move quickly with
a downward motion.
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Duck DUCK, noun [G, Latin , to weave.] A species of coarse cloth or canvas, used for sails, sacking of beds, etc. DUCK, noun [from the verb, to duck ] 1. A water fowl, so called from its plunging. There are many species or varieties of the duck some wild, others tame. 2. An inclination of the head, resembling the motion of a duck in water. 3. A stone thrown obliquely on the water so as to rebound; as in duck and drake. DUCK, noun A word of endearment or fondness. DUCK, verb transitive [G.] 1. To dip or plunge in water and suddenly withdraw; as, to duck a seamen. It differs from dive, which signifies to plunge ones self, without immediately emerging. 2. To plunge the head in water and immediately withdraw it; as, duck the boy. 3. To bow, stoop or nod. DUCK, verb intransitive 1. To plunge into water and immediately withdraw; to dip; to plunge the head in water or other liquid. In Tiber ducking thrice by break of day. 2. To drop the head suddenly; to bow; to cringe. DUCK with French nods.
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