RDP #51: DUCK

I wanted to do “hootamaganzy” because it’s such a fun word but unfortunately the meaning is too narrow as it’s a hooded merganser, a type of duck.  Still who wouldn’t love a word that started with hoot!  Hootenanny would have been fun too. But in the interest of not having 20 essays on a hooded merganser, I went with the more generic “duck” as it has lots of meanings.  I hope you enjoy this one!

Ragtag Daily Prompt of the day : Duck
Saturday, July 21, 2018

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For those who like to rhyme, some possibilities at Rhyming Dictionary. And no, you don’t have to rhyme.  I do haiku so I’m not rhyming.

Duck
verb

1. 1. lower the head or the body quickly to avoid a blow or so as not to be seen.  “spectators ducked for cover”
2. • • depart quickly.”I thought I saw you duck out”
     • avoid (a blow) by moving down quickly. “he ducked a punch from an angry first baseman”
     • (informal) evade or avoid (an unwelcome duty or undertaking). “a responsibility that a less courageous man might well have ducked”
   • 2. plunge one’s head or body underwater briefly.  “I had to keep ducking down to get my head cool”
     3. (in Bridge) refrain from playing a winning card on a particular trick for tactical reasons.

noun

1. a quick lowering of the head.

2. a waterbird with a broad blunt bill, short legs, webbed feet, and a waddling gait.

3. a pure white thin-shelled bivalve mollusk found off the Atlantic coasts of America.

4. an amphibious transport vehicle.

5. a strong linen or cotton fabric, used chiefly for casual or work clothes and sails.

6. dear; darling (used as an informal or affectionate form of address, especially among cockneys).

7. a batsman’s score of zero.

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Photo: Hooded Mergenser, United States National Park Service