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A water [[fowl]]. |
A water [[fowl]]. |
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These birds make a [[quack]] sound and float on water. They have large webbed feet, lay bigger [[egg]]s and have softer chest [[feather]]s (down) than [[chicken]]s. They taste very nice with [[plum sauce]]. |
These birds make a [[quack]] sound and float on water. They have large webbed feet, lay bigger [[egg]]s and have softer chest [[feather]]s (down) than [[chicken]]s. They taste very nice with [[plum sauce]]. |
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In the earliest [[English]] manuscript to feature a duck making a sound is is reported as making a sound similar to ''queck''. |
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==Duck (Verb)== |
==Duck (Verb)== |
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The motion a human makes when lowering themselves under something, a cross between a squat and a bend over, is to 'duck' under something. |
The motion a human makes when lowering themselves under something, a cross between a squat and a bend over, is to 'duck' under something. |
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Latest revision as of 17:25, 29 April 2006
Duck (Animal)
A water fowl.
These birds make a quack sound and float on water. They have large webbed feet, lay bigger eggs and have softer chest feathers (down) than chickens. They taste very nice with plum sauce.
In the earliest English manuscript to feature a duck making a sound is is reported as making a sound similar to queck.
Duck (Verb)
The motion a human makes when lowering themselves under something, a cross between a squat and a bend over, is to 'duck' under something.
