duckish

Valid in Scrabble

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17
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18
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7

Definition of duckish

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. Characteristically resembling a duck; somewhat ducklike
    “We are quite plainly conscious that the “ears” of the rabbity figure are identical with the “bill” of the duckish figure, that the slight notch on the back of the duckish figure's “head” is the “mouth” of the rabbity figure.”
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adj

  1. Characteristically resembling a duck; somewhat ducklike
    “We are quite plainly conscious that the “ears” of the rabbity figure are identical with the “bill” of the duckish figure, that the slight notch on the back of the duckish figure's “head” is the “mouth” of the rabbity figure.”

noun

  1. (Newfoundland, uncountable)Dusk.
    “[…] robins, hitch sparrows, whitethroats, chickadees, all kinds of them singing their hearts out. They would keep at that until the sun came up and then slack off. And then again at duckish, if it was a civil evening, you'd hear them […]”

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Etymology

From duck + -ish.

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