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duck
duck common name for wild and domestic waterfowl of the family Anatidae, which also includes geese and swans. It is hunted and bred for its meat, eggs, and feathers. Strictly speaking, duck refers to the female and drake to the male. Ducks are usually divided into three groups: the surface-feeding ... Read more
waterfowl
waterfowl common term for members of the order Anseriformes, wild, aquatic, typically freshwater birds including ducks, geese, and screamers. In Great Britain the term is also used to designate species kept for ornamental purposes on private lakes or ponds, while in North America it is used for qua... Read more
Aylesbury
Aylesbury , city (1991 pop. 51,999), Buckinghamshire, central England. It is an agricultural market for the upper Thames valley and is famous for its ducks. There are printing works, food processing, engineering, and other light industries, developed under a government program undertaken to disperse... Read more
canvas
canvas strong, coarse cloth of cotton, flax, hemp, or other fibers, early used as sailcloth. Left in its natural color, bleached, or dyed, it has a wide variety of uses, as for game, duffel, sport, mail, and nose bags, tennis shoes, covers, tents, and awnings. Waterproofed with tar, paint, or the l... Read more
Jean Baptiste Oudry
Jean Baptiste Oudry , 1686-1755, French animal painter. A pupil of Largillière, he became court painter to Louis XV, recording the king's hunts in his paintings and tapestry designs. He was also director of the Beauvais and the Gobelin tapestry works. He is known for his illustrations of La F... Read more
Ugo Betti
Ugo Betti , 1892-1953, Italian dramatist and poet. He was a judge by profession. His earliest published works were two volumes of poetry (1922 and 1932), but he is remembered for his dramas. He wrote 27 plays. Among the most notable were La padrona [the mistress] (1927), Frano allo scalo nord [l... Read more
spoonbill
spoonbill common name for a large wading bird related to the ibis. It has a long bill with a tip like a flattened spoon, with which it captures small aquatic animals. The roseate spoonbill, Ajaia ajaja, its plumage rosy pink accented with carmine on the wings and tail, is found from the Gulf stat... Read more
grebe
grebe , common name for swimming birds found on or near quiet waters in most parts of the world. Grebes resemble the loon and the duck ; they have short wings, vestigial tails, and long, individually webbed toes on feet that are set far back on a short, stubby body. They float lower in the water ... Read more
foie gras
foie gras [Fr.,=fat liver], livers of artificially fattened geese. Ducks and chickens are also sometimes used in the making of foie gras. The birds, kept in close coops to prevent exercise, are systematically fed to the limit of their capacity. Under this treatment the livers are brought to weigh 2... Read more
goose
goose common name for large wild and domesticated swimming birds related to the duck and the swan. Strictly speaking, the term goose is applied to the female and gander to the male. In North America the wild (or Canada) goose, Branta canadensis, is known by its honking call and by the migrati... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "Duck"

Lame Duck
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law LAME DUCK An elected official, who is to be followed...successor will fill the post. The term lame duck generally describes one who holds power when...election, that official is called a lame duck for the remainder of his or her stay in office...
duck
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition duck common name for wild and domestic waterfowl...eggs, and feathers. Strictly speaking, duck refers to the female and drake to the male...ducks—such as the mallard, wood duck, black duck, and teal—which frequent...
‘duck up’
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea ‘duck up’, an order used in the sailing navies to haul on the clew...chase guns , as the spritsail would obscure the line of sight. ‘Duck up the clew lines’, hoist the clews (bottom corners) of the...
Lame-Duck Amendment
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law LAME-DUCK AMENDMENT The popular name given to the twentieth amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Senator george w. norris proposed the...
Duck, Stephen
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature Duck, Stephen (1705–56), began his working life as a farm labourer. Almost entirely self-educated, he took to writing...
duck-billed platypus
Book article from: World Encyclopedia duck-billed platypus See platypus
Duck Lake
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Duck Lake small lake, central Sask., Canada, SW of Prince Albert. It was the scene of the first encounter in Riel's Rebellion...
duck hawk
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition duck hawk see falcon .
Ducks
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science ...domesticated for agriculture. In general, duck populations have greatly declined worldwide...ducklings. Two widespread species of dabbling duck are mallards ( Anas platyrhynchos ) and...Bucephala clan-gula ), ring-necked duck ( Aythya collaris ), and hooded merganser...
China
Encyclopedia entry from: Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of Foods and Recipes of the World ...as noodles, dumplings, and thin pancakes. The best known dish from this region is Peking duck, a dish made up of roast duck and strips of crispy duck skin wrapped in thin pancakes. (Peking was the name of Beijing, the capital of China, until...

Dictionary entries related to "Duck"

duck
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English duck 1 / dək / • n. ( pl...webbed feet, and a waddling gait. The duck family (Anatidae) also includes geese and...everything organized. take to something like a duck to water take to something very readily...
Duck Soup
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers DUCK SOUP USA, 1933 Director: Leo McCarey Production...Bert, and others, Monkey Business and Duck Soup, London, 1972. Books: Crichton...New York, 1968. Anobile, Richard, Why a Duck? Visual and Verbal Gems from the Marx Brothers...
Lame-Duck Amendment
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History LAME-DUCK AMENDMENT LAME-DUCK AMENDMENT, the name applied to the Twentieth Amendment (1933) to the U.S. Constitution, abolished so-called lame-duck sessions of Congress, which were held from December of even-numbered...
lame duck
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English lame duck • n. an official (esp. the president...after the election of a successor: as a lame duck, the president had nothing to lose by approving the deal [as adj. ] a lame-duck governor. ∎  an ineffectual...
duck soup
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English duck soup • n. inf. an easy task, or someone easy to overcome: we had some great battles, but against me he was duck soup.
Muscovy duck
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English Mus·co·vy duck / ˈməskəvē; -ˌ...x113; / • n. a large tropical American tree-nesting duck ( Cairina moschata ), having glossy greenish-black plumage in the...
scaup-duck
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology scaup-duck duck of the genus Aythya . XVII. f. scaup bank providing a bed for shellfish, Sc. var. of scalp (XVI) bare piece of rock above water, perh. transf. use of SCALP .
Donald Duck
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable Donald Duck a Walt Disney cartoon character, an irascible duck with a high quacking voice who likes his own way; he first appeared in 1934, and Clarence Nash (1904–85) spoke the soundtrack for his voice.
duck's ass
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English duck's ass • n. another term for ducktail .
duck-billed platypus
Book article from: A Dictionary of Zoology duck-billed platypus ( Ornithorhynchus anatinus ) See ORNITHORHYNCHIDAE .

Thesaurus entries related to "Duck"

duck
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English duck • verb   1. duck behind the wall synonyms : bend, bow down, bob down, stoop, crouch, squat, hunch down, hunker down.   2. duck one's head synonyms : bow, lower, drop.   3. duck...
waterfowl
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...xA0;See table. Waterfowl Ducks baldpate black duck bufflehead canvasback common eider common merganser common pintail eider fulvous whistling duck gadwall garganey goldeneye harlequin duck hooded merganser king eider mallard mandarin duck...
evade
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English ...one's distance from, steer clear of, shun, shirk; inf. duck.   2. evade the question/issue synonyms : avoid...skirt around, fudge, not give a straight answer to; inf. duck, cop out of. antonyms: face; confront.
meat
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...bison boar buffalo caiman capon caribou cervena chicken Cornish hen duck elk emu fowl frog legs game goat goose grouse guinea fowl hare kangaroo kid lamb llama moose muscovy duck musk ox muskrat mutton ostrich partridge pheasant pigeon pork poultry...
game
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...blindman's bluff/buff catch cat's cradle charades cops and robbers cowboys and Indians dodge ball double dutch duck, duck, goose follow-the-leader four square freeze tag hangman hide-and-seek hopscotch jacks kickball kick the can...
avoid
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...evade, dodge, sidestep, escape, run away from; informal duck, wriggle out of, get out of, cop out of. antonym: face up...3. he jerked back to avoid a wild pitch synonyms : dodge, duck, get out of the way of.   4. you've been avoiding...
lose
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English ...crowd synonyms : escape from, evade, elude, dodge, give someone the slip, shake off, throw off, throw off the scent, duck, get rid of.   5. lose the way synonyms : stray from, wander from, fail to keep to, fail to keep in sight...
hedge
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English ...question/issue, sidestep the issue, hem and haw, beat around/about the bush, pussyfoot around, temporize, quibble; inf. duck the question.   2. hedge yourself against inflation synonyms : safeguard, guard, protect, cover, shield, insure...
elude
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English elude • verb  the fox eluded the hunter synonyms : avoid, get away from, dodge, evade, escape, lose, duck, shake off, give the slip to, throw off the scent, flee, circumvent; inf. ditch.
dive
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English ...into water, plummet, jump, leap, bound, spring, nosedive, fall, descend, submerge, drop, swoop, dip, bellyflop.   2. dive out of sight synonyms : move quickly, leap, jump, lunge, rush, dart, dash, duck, dodge.

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Duck deconstructed.
Magazine article from: Restaurants & Institutions; 10/1/2006; 700+ words ; By Allison Perlik, Senior Editor Duck is never more menu-worthy than when presented...on tasty component parts. Whole roast duck is one menu possibility, popular to be...the bird presents many tasty options. Duck breasts, confit, baked duck legs, shredded...
Duck Head fortifies retail links with tracking, replenishment system. (Duck Head Apparel)
Magazine article from: Daily News Record; 9/10/1997; ; 700+ words ; Duck Head Apparel, here, which is about to branch...Traditionally a men's and boys' wear manufacturer, Duck Head will announce later this month that it...women's and juniors' collections under the Duck Head label. The software lets retailers lay...
`Duck, duck' apparently has no shades of gray; `Research' shows that Minnesota is only state that flat-out refuses to say `goose".(NEWS)
Newspaper article from: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN); 2/19/1999; ; 700+ words ; ...Now we know how to reveal fake Minnesotans. Just say "Duck, duck . . ." and let them finish it. If they say "goose...letter from a newcomer asking if only Minnesotans play duck, duck, GRAY duck. Response: overwhelming. The basic...
Duck Head seeks bigger pond. (Georgia pants maker)
Magazine article from: Daily News Record; 6/29/1990; ; 700+ words ; DUCK HEAD SEEKS BIGGER POND WINDER, Ga. -- The...South. But beyond the Mason-Dixon line, Duck Head is virtually unknown. Company executives...as well as ESPN and MTV in August. Because Duck Head's target customer is a young man aged...
With duck, parts can taste greater than the whole
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 5/15/1986; ; 700+ words ; The problem posed by duck is that there's much more fat and bone than duck. But if you separate these components, the greasy...essential ingredient for sauces that will highlight the duck. Best of all, when you divvy up a duck, the resulting...
DUCK STAMP LEGISLATION:PAUL R. SCHMIDT
Transcript from: Congressional Testimony; 7/21/2005; 700+ words ; ...discuss H.R. 1494, the ``Electronic Duck Stamp Act of 2005,`` and H.R. 3179, the reauthorization of the Federal Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Act. The...Conservation Stamp, commonly known as the Duck Stamp, has produced wildlife conservation...
Duck derby delights duck devotees in Deming - or - fowl play in Deming, N.M. (New Mexico)
PR Newswire; 8/21/1987; 700+ words ; DUCK DERBY DELIGHTS DUCK DEVOTEES IN DEMING... OR...FOWL PLAY IN DEMING, N.M. TUCSON...today through Sunday, Aug. 23, to participate in the zaniest duck derby ever: the eighth annual Great American Duck Race (GADR) weekend...
Duck recipes.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service; 12/25/2000; 700+ words ; Duck Breast with Cranberry Orange Glaze 2 duck breasts with skin (about 8 ounces each) Salt and pepper to...butter, optional Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Trim the duck breast skin to the shape of the meat. Score only the skin of...
Lucky Duck!; Who's Doing What With Duck
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 12/2/1998; ; 700+ words ; ...Washington in Washington, Va. That's why duck has always been one of the inn's most...People aren't really comfortable cooking duck at home. They're faced with the perennial...the timing is particularly tricky with duck, since the breast is best served rosy...
DUCK STAMPS ARE MINIATURE PIECES OF ART
Newspaper article from: Post-Tribune (IN); 10/3/1998; 700+ words ; PHOTO - 2 The first Federal Duck Stamp, issued in 1934, sold for $1...Fish and Wildlife Service's annual Duck Stamp competition, prize money is not...boost like nothing else. The Federal Duck Stamp was the brainchild of Jay N...