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Tufted :: Tufted (a.) Adorned with a tuft; as, the tufted duck..

Bluebill :: Bluebill (n.) A duck of the genus Fuligula. Two American species (F. marila and F. affinis) are common. See Scaup duck.

Ducking :: Ducking (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Duc.

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

Bergander :: Bergander (n.) A European duck (Anas tadorna). See Sheldrake.

Platypus :: Platypus (n.) The duck mole. See under Duck.

Juke :: Juke (v. i.) To bend the neck; to bow or duck the head.

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

Shovel-nosed :: Shovel-nosed (a.) Having a broad, flat nose; as, the shovel-nosed duck, or shoveler..

Duck :: Duck (v. t.) Any bird of the subfamily Anatinae, family Anatidae..

Sprigtail :: Sprigtail (n.) The pintail duck; -- called also sprig, and spreet-tail..

Muscovy Duck :: Muscovy duck () A duck (Cairina moschata), larger than the common duck, often raised in poultry yards. Called also musk duck. It is native of tropical America, from Mexico to Southern Brazil..

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.

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

Duck-legged :: Duck-legged (a.) Having short legs, like a waddling duck; short-legged..

Sea Duck :: Sea duck () Any one of numerous species of ducks which frequent the seacoasts and feed mainly on fishes and mollusks. The scoters, eiders, old squaw, and ruddy duck are examples. They may be distinguished by the lobate hind toe..

Cucking Stool :: Cucking stool () A kind of chair formerly used for punishing scolds, and also dishonest tradesmen, by fastening them in it, usually in front of their doors, to be pelted and hooted at by the mob, but sometimes to be taken to the water and ducked; -- called also a castigatory, a tumbrel, and a trebuchet; and often, but not so correctly, a ducking stool..

Sailcloth :: Sailcloth (n.) Duck or canvas used in making sails.

Douse :: Douse (v. t.) To plunge suddenly into water; to duck; to immerse; to dowse.

Speculum :: Speculum (n.) A bright and lustrous patch of color found on the wings of ducks and some other birds. It is usually situated on the distal portions of the secondary quills, and is much more brilliant in the adult male than in the female..

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