Topic: BIRDS
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| Language: | Old English |
| Origin: | duce |
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duck1 S3
1 [countable]HBB a very common water bird with short legs and a wide beak, used for its meat, eggs, and soft feathers
[countable]HBB2 [countable]HBB a female duck [↪ drake]
3 [uncountable]DFF the meat of a duck used as food : roast duck with orange sauce
roast duck with orange sauce4 to learn how to do something very easily : She took to dancing like a duck to water.
take to something like a duck to water
She took to dancing like a duck to water.5 also ducks British English spoken used to speak to someone, especially a woman, in a friendly way : What can I get you, ducks?
What can I get you, ducks?6 [countable]DSC a score of zero by a batsman in a game of cricket
➔ dead duck, lame duck
