divvy duck

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Corruption of diving duck.

Noun[edit]

divvy duck (plural divvy ducks)

  1. (obsolete, West Country, Herefordshire) A little grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis).

Synonyms[edit]

References[edit]

  • A glossary of provincial words used in Herefordshire and some of the adjoining counties, George Cornewall Lewis
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