Buffel Duck :: Buffel duck () A small duck (Charitonetta albeola); the spirit duck, or butterball. The head of the male is covered with numerous elongated feathers, and thus appears large. Called also bufflehead..
Decoy-duck :: Decoy-duck (n.) A duck used to lure wild ducks into a decoy; hence, a person employed to lure others into danger..
Duck :: Duck (n.) 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..
Duck :: Duck (n.) The light clothes worn by sailors in hot climates.
Duck :: Duck (v. t.) To thrust or plunge under water or other liquid and suddenly withdraw.
Duck :: Duck (v. t.) To plunge the head of under water, immediately withdrawing it; as, duck the boy..
Duck :: Duck (v. t.) To bow; to bob down; to move quickly with a downward motion.
Duck :: Duck (v. i.) To go under the surface of water and immediately reappear; to dive; to plunge the head in water or other liquid; to dip.
Duck :: Duck (v. i.) To drop the head or person suddenly; to bow.
Duck :: Duck (v. t.) Any bird of the subfamily Anatinae, family Anatidae..
Duck :: Duck (v. t.) A sudden inclination of the bead or dropping of the person, resembling the motion of a duck in water..
Duck's-bill :: Duck's-bill (a.) Having the form of a duck's bill.
Duck's-foot :: Duck's-foot (n.) The May apple (Podophyllum peltatum).
Duckweed :: Duckweed (n.) A genus (Lemna) of small plants, seen floating in great quantity on the surface of stagnant pools fresh water, and supposed to furnish food for ducks; -- called also duckmeat..
Earlduck :: Earlduck (n.) The red-breasted merganser (Merganser serrator).
Geoduck :: Geoduck (n.) A gigantic clam (Glycimeris generosa) of the Pacific coast of North America, highly valued as an article of food..