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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.

Dive :: Dive (v. t.) To plunge (a person or thing) into water; to dip; to duck.

Golden-eye :: Golden-eye (n.) A duck (Glaucionetta clangula), found in Northern Europe, Asia, and America. The American variety (var. Americana) is larger. Called whistler, garrot, gowdy, pied widgeon, whiteside, curre, and doucker. Barrow's golden-eye of America (G. Islandica) is less common..

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..

Duck :: Duck (v. t.) To thrust or plunge under water or other liquid and suddenly withdraw.

Duckbill :: Duckbill (n.) See Duck mole, under Duck, n..

Apron :: Apron (n.) The fat skin covering the belly of a goose or duck.

Cracker :: Cracker (n.) The pintail duck.

Stiff-tailed :: Stifftail (n.) The ruddy duck.

Spiketail :: Spiketail (n.) The pintail duck.

Duckling :: Duckling (n.) A young or little duck.

Sea Widgeon :: Sea widgeon () The scaup duck.

Steaminess :: Steamer (n.) The steamer duck.

Castigatory :: Castigatory (n.) An instrument formerly used to punish and correct arrant scolds; -- called also a ducking stool, or trebucket..

Smew :: Smew (n.) small European merganser (Mergus albellus) which has a white crest; -- called also smee, smee duck, white merganser, and white nun..

Haiduck :: Haiduck (n.) Formerly, a mercenary foot soldier in Hungary, now, a halberdier of a Hungarian noble, or an attendant in German or Hungarian courts..

Hawk :: Hawk (n.) One of numerous species and genera of rapacious birds of the family Falconidae. They differ from the true falcons in lacking the prominent tooth and notch of the bill, and in having shorter and less pointed wings. Many are of large size and grade into the eagles. Some, as the goshawk, were formerly trained like falcons. In a more general sense the word is not infrequently applied, also, to true falcons, as the sparrow hawk, pigeon hawk, duck hawk, and prairie hawk..

Ferae Naturae :: Ferae naturae () Of a wild nature; -- applied to animals, as foxes, wild ducks, etc., in which no one can claim property..

Geoduck :: Geoduck (n.) A gigantic clam (Glycimeris generosa) of the Pacific coast of North America, highly valued as an article of food..

Raven''s-duck :: Raven's-duck (n.) A fine quality of sailcloth.

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