ducks

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Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /dʌks/
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  • Rhymes: -ʌks

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ducks

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of duck

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Noun[edit]

ducks

  1. plural of duck

Noun[edit]

ducks

  1. (poker slang) A pair of twos.
  2. (Britain, chiefly Northern England, used vocatively) Dear (used as a pet name).
    Hello ducks, how are you today?
  3. (nautical) The light trousers worn by sailors in hot climates.
    • 1856, Charles Nordhoff, Nine Years a Sailor:
      His spotless white ducks set tight about the hips, and hang loosely at the bottom, just allowing the tips of a pair of patent-leather pumps to peep out from beneath their ample breadth.
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