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dud / dəd/ inf. • n. 1. a thing that fails to work properly or is otherwise unsatisfactory or worthless: a high-grade collection, not a dud in the lot | all three bombs were duds. ∎ an ineffectual person: a complete dud, incapable of even hitting the ball. 2. (duds) clothes: buy yourself some new duds. • adj. not working or meeting standards; faulty: a dud ignition switch. ∎ counterfeit: charged with issuing dud checks. |
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"dud." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "dud." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-dud.html "dud." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-dud.html |
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dud n. explosive munition that has not been armed as intended or that has failed to explode after being armed.
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"dud." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "dud." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-dud.html "dud." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-dud.html |
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dud 2 (dial.) delicate, soft, or contemptible person; worthless object XIX. perh. transf. use of prec.
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T. F. HOAD. "dud." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "dud." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-dud1.html T. F. HOAD. "dud." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-dud1.html |
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dud 1 †coarse cloak XIV; pl. (sl.) clothes; (dial.) rags, tatters XVI. of unkn. orig.
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T. F. HOAD. "dud." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "dud." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-dud.html T. F. HOAD. "dud." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-dud.html |
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dud
•blood, bud, crud, cud, dud, flood, Judd, mud, rudd, scud, spud, stud, sudd, thud
•redbud • lifeblood
•stick-in-the-mud
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"dud." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "dud." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-dud.html "dud." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-dud.html |
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