How to pronounce duck

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What duck means

noun

Most people know duck in its everyday sense. Here's its other meaning.

A strong, heavy cotton cloth like canvas

In a sentence: The sails on the little fishing boat were made of white duck.

Where it comes from: It comes from a Dutch word for linen cloth. It is a different word from duck, the bird.

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