(Australia) A coded warning used by men to alert each other that female guests ("ducks") are present ("on the pond"), so that for politeness they should moderate their language.

simple past tense and past participle of duck dive

present participle of duck dive

plural of mandarin duck

A colorful perching duck that has a red bill, large white crescent above the eye and reddish face, Aix galericulata.

(intransitive) To duck under a surface and cover one's face with one's hands, as a means to protect oneself from flying debris etc.

(historical) A kind of tape made from, or incorporating, cotton "duck" fabric. / (trademark, also used generically) A type of multi-purpose heavy-duty adhesive tape.

(usually used attributively) A duck, comical especially for lisping voice or zany behavior.

A fictional anthropomorphic black duck in the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of animated cartoons by Warner Bros.

A pastime of throwing flat stones across water so as to make them bounce off the surface.