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black duck
noun
- any of several ducks having dusky or black plumage, as Anas rubripes, of the northeastern U.S. and Canada.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of black duck1
First recorded in 1630–40
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Example Sentences
The latter looked in the required direction, and he soon saw a large black duck floating in stately repose on the water.
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The most noticeable difference in plumage between this and the Black Duck is the absence of markings on the chin.
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The leader evidently had a strain of black duck in her blood.
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His children by her are of phratry Crow, of totem Black Duck.
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Black Duck (Anas rubripes), which name, therefore, includes both Nos. 133 and 133a.
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