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duck1 noun 1 any wild or domesticated water bird related to the swans and geese, with short legs, webbed feet, and a large flattened beak, the females generally having a dull plumage, but the males often brightly coloured. 2 the flesh of this bird used as food. 3 the female of such a bird, as opposed to the male drake. 4 colloq a a likeable person; b a term of endearment or (loosely) of address (also ducks). 5 cricket a batsman's score of zero. break one's duck 1 colloq to enjoy one's first success after several failures. 2 cricket to make one's first run. like water off a duck's back colloq having no effect at all.
ETYMOLOGY: Anglo-Saxon duce.
duck1 noun 1 any wild or domesticated water bird related to the swans and geese, with short legs, webbed feet, and a large flattened beak, the females generally having a dull plumage, but the males often brightly coloured. 2 the flesh of this bird used as food. 3 the female of such a bird, as opposed to the male drake. 4 colloq a a likeable person; b a term of endearment or (loosely) of address (also ducks). 5 cricket a batsman's score of zero. break one's duck 1 colloq to enjoy one's first success after several failures. 2 cricket to make one's first run. like water off a duck's back colloq having no effect at all.
ETYMOLOGY: Anglo-Saxon duce.
duck1 noun 1 any wild or domesticated water bird related to the swans and geese, with short legs, webbed feet, and a large flattened beak, the females generally having a dull plumage, but the males often brightly coloured. 2 the flesh of this bird used as food. 3 the female of such a bird, as opposed to the male drake. 4 colloq a a likeable person; b a term of endearment or (loosely) of address (also ducks). 5 cricket a batsman's score of zero. break one's duck 1 colloq to enjoy one's first success after several failures. 2 cricket to make one's first run. like water off a duck's back colloq having no effect at all.
ETYMOLOGY: Anglo-Saxon duce.
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