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decoy-duck
decoy-duck (dɪˈkɔɪˌdʌk, ˈdiːkɔɪ-) [f. decoy n. + duck. Cf. Du. kooieend in same sense.] 1. A duck trained to decoy its fellows.1651 C. Walker Hist. Independ. iii. 34 These..are rewarded like Decoy Duckes for their paines. 1883 G. C. Davies Norfolk Broads xxii. (1884) 167 These decoy ducks are kept i... Oxford English Dictionary
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Duck decoy
Duck decoy is an ambiguous term which may be applied to: Duck decoy (structure), a device used to catch wildfowl consisting of a central pond and radiating water-filled arms Duck decoy (model), a model duck used to attract other ducks wikipedia.org
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Duck decoy (model)
A duck decoy (or decoy duck) is a man-made object resembling a real duck. Duck decoys are sometimes used in waterfowl hunting to attract real ducks. Duck decoys were historically carved from wood, often Atlantic white cedar wood on the east coast of the US from Maine to South Carolina, or cork. Mode... wikipedia.org
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coy-duck
ˈcoy-duck Also 7 quoy-. [f. coy n.1 + duck: cf. Du. kooieend.] 1. A duck trained to entice wild-fowl in a decoy; = decoy-duck.1621–51 Burton Anat. Mel. ii. ii. iv. 268 Fowling..with lime, nets, glades..coy-ducks. a 1625 Boys Wks. (1630) 389 To bring game to his snare by a stale or quoy duck. 1644 K.... Oxford English Dictionary
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Duck decoy (structure)
A duck decoy is a device to capture wild ducks or other species of waterfowl. Decoys had an advantage over hunting ducks with shotguns as the duck meat did not contain lead shot. Consequently, a higher price could be charged for it. Decoys are still used for hunting ducks, but they are now also used... wikipedia.org
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decoy
▪ I. † deˈcoy, n.1 Obs. [Derivation and history unknown.] A game of cards played in the sixteenth and beginning of the seventeenth century.c 1550 Diceplay C viij a, Primero now as it hath most use in courts, so is there most deceit in it... At trump, saint, & such other like, cutting at y⊇ neck is a... Oxford English Dictionary
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Hale Duck Decoy
Hale Duck Decoy is a duck decoy and nature reserve near the village of Hale, in Halton, Cheshire, England. The site is a Scheduled Ancient Monument and a Site of Special Scientific Interest. It is owned by the Fleetwood-Hesketh Estate and managed by Halton Borough Council together with a group of vo... wikipedia.org
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Boarstall Duck Decoy
The Boarstall Duck Decoy is a 17th-century duck decoy located in Boarstall, Buckinghamshire, England, and now a National Trust property. The system took advantage of a two-acre lake with pipe-cage tunnels running out of it. At one time a common sight in the English countryside, only four duck decoys... wikipedia.org
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cheater
▪ I. cheater (ˈtʃiːtə(r)) Forms: 4 cheitur, 5 chetowre, 6 chetor, 6–7 cheatour, 7 cheator, 6– cheater. [ME. chetour, aphetic f. achetour, eschetour, escheator.] † 1. a. The officer appointed to look after the king's escheats; an escheator. (The 17th c. quots. show its passage into the later sense.) ... Oxford English Dictionary
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John Sullivan (general)
After Sullivan's speech to Congress, John Adams cynically commented on this diplomatic attempt, calling Sullivan a "decoy-duck" and accusing the British wikipedia.org
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Staten Island Peace Conference
After Sullivan's speech to Congress, John Adams cynically commented on this diplomatic attempt by calling Sullivan a "decoy-duck" and accusing the British wikipedia.org
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