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A kind of duck. See Old squaw.

A Species of duck (Aythya vallisneria), esteemed for the delicacy of its flesh. It visits the United States in autumn; particularly Chesapeake Bay and adjoining waters; -- so named from the markings of the plumage on its back.

An instrument formerly used to punish and correct arrant scolds; -- called also a ducking stool, or trebucket. Blacktone.

An order of birds, including the swans, ducks, geese, flamingoes and screamers.

The surf duck or scoter. In the United States all the species of (Edemia are called coots. See Scoter. "As simple as a coot." Halliwell.

A large, white, South American duck, of the genus Cascoroba, resembling a swan.

The pintail duck.

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. Sir. W. Scott.

To play in water, as with the hands; to paddle or splash in mud or water. Wher the duck dabbles Wordsworth.

to entrap; to insnare; to allure; to entice; as, to decoy troops into an ambush; to decoy ducks into a net. Did to a lonely cot his steps decoy. Thomson. E'en while fashion's brightest arts decoy, The heart, distrusting, asks if this be joy. Goldsmith.

roup of carinate birds (Desmognathæ), including various wading and swimming birds, as the ducks and herons, and also raptorial and other kinds.

The buffel duck.

To plunge (a person or thing) into water; to dip; to duck. [Obs.] Hooker.

A grebe or diver; -- applied also to the golden-eye, pochard, scoter, and other ducks. [Written also ducker.] [Prov. Eng.]

To plunge suddenly into water; to duck; to immerse; to dowse. Bp. Stillingfleet.

To plunge, or duck into water; to immerse; to douse.

A coarse linen fabric, or duck.

The male of the duck kind.

oint to point before it sinks; also, the sport of so throwing stones; -- sometimes called ducks and drakes. Internal earthquakes, that, not content with one throe, run along spasmodically, like boys playing at what is called drakestone. De Quincey.

An American duck; the ruddy duck.