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duck

(n): small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs

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(n): chiefly web-footed swimming birds

(n): (cricket) a score of nothing by a batsman

(n): a number that expresses the accomplishment of a team or an individual in a game or contest

(n): flesh of a duck (domestic or wild)

(n): flesh of chickens or turkeys or ducks or geese raised for food

(n): a heavy cotton fabric of plain weave; used for clothing and tents

(n): artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers

(v): to move (the head or body) quickly downwards or away

(v): move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion

(v): submerge or plunge suddenly

(v): drop steeply

(v): dip into a liquid

(v): immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate

(v): avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)

(v): stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something

verb, noun

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2 months ago yarb said:

Citation (fabric) on cleg.

9 months ago bilby said:

Cricket jargon - a score of 0 for an individual batsman. Originates from expression "to make a duck's egg". Embarrassing.

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