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 I.  noun (plural ducks) 
 Usage: often attributive 
 Etymology: Middle English duk, doke, from Old English dūce Date: before 12th century 
 
 1. or plural duck any of various swimming birds (family Anatidae, the duck family) in which the neck and legs are short, the feet typically webbed, the bill often broad and flat, and the sexes usually different from each other in plumage, the flesh of any of these birds used as food, a female duck,  darling  ,  person  ,  creature  , 
 
 II.  verb 
 Etymology: Middle English douken; akin to Old High German tūhhan to dive, Old English dūce duck
 Date: 14th century
 transitive  verb to thrust under water, to lower (as the head) quickly ;  bow  ,  avoid  ,  evade  , intransitive  verb 
 
 1. to plunge under the surface of water, to descend suddenly ;  dip  , 
 
 2. to lower the head or body suddenly ;  dodge  ,  bow  ,  bob  , 
 
 3. to move quickly, to evade a duty, question, or responsibility, ducker  noun 
 
 III.  noun 
 Date: 1554
 an instance of ducking, 
 
 IV.  noun 
 Etymology: Dutch doek cloth; akin to Old High German tuoh cloth
 Date: 1640
 a durable closely woven usually cotton fabric, light clothes and especially trousers made of duck

 duck and drake 
  noun see:  ducks and drakes  

 duck call 
  noun 
 Date: 1872
 a device for imitating the calls of ducks

 duck hook 
  noun 
 Date: 1973
 a pro noun ced and unintended hook in golf, duck-hook transitive  verb 

 duck sauce 
  noun 
 Date: 1978
 a thick sauce in Chinese cuisine that contains fruits (as plums or apricots), vinegar, sweeteners, and seasonings

 duck soup 
  noun 
 Date: 1912
 something easy to do