the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
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Duck
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(v. t.) Any bird of the subfamily Anatinae, family Anatidae.
(2):
(n.) A pet; a darling.
(3):
(n.) A linen (or sometimes cotton) fabric, finer and lighter than canvas, - used for the lighter sails of vessels, the sacking of beds, and sometimes for men's clothing.
(4):
(n.) The light clothes worn by sailors in hot climates.
(5):
(v. i.) To drop the head or person suddenly; to bow.
(6):
(v. t.) To thrust or plunge under water or other liquid and suddenly withdraw.
(7):
(v. t.) To plunge the head of under water, immediately withdrawing it; as, duck the boy.
(8):
(v. t.) To bow; to bob down; to move quickly with a downward motion.
(9):
(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.
(10):
(v. t.) A sudden inclination of the bead or dropping of the person, resembling the motion of a duck in water.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Duck'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​d/duck.html. 1828.