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ducks - definition and meaning
Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
botany , a name indiscriminately applied to any of the American species of Cypripedium except C. arietinum.
from Wiktionary , Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
noun duck .noun poker slang A pair of twos .noun UK Dear (used as a pet name ).
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I have done it jump shootin ducks many times but never on doves, and had it happend on geese once.
Well I think that most of you have heard the expession " Kill 2 birds with 1 stone." 2009
I have done it jump shootin ducks many times but never on doves, and had it happend on geese once.
Well I think that most of you have heard the expession " Kill 2 birds with 1 stone." 2009
I like them but I heard they scare geese, but they bring in ducks like crasy!
What's your opinion of spinning wing duck decoys? 2009
We call it "ducks in a pond", and we use a particular juice glass to cut the pond.
Gas House Eggs aka TBTAM 2009
Just because your not allowed to fish from anything other then a boat? so if thats the case kayak fishing is not a sport, ppl who hunt for ducks from a boat are not really hunthing then because your only supposed to fish from a boat.
Making Jet Skis Less Obnoxious 2010
I like them but I heard they scare geese, but they bring in ducks like crasy!
What's your opinion of spinning wing duck decoys? 2009
Why would they risk blowing it on something like shootin ducks with a pellet gun?
Ducks Shoot Ducks? 2009
Possible, so, no surprise one of the 3 verbs expressing the sound made by ducks is “nasiller”, which means to speak with a nasal voice, to have a nasal quality.
canard - French Word-A-Day 2009
Why would they risk blowing it on something like shootin ducks with a pellet gun?
Ducks Shoot Ducks? 2009
Just because your not allowed to fish from anything other then a boat? so if thats the case kayak fishing is not a sport, ppl who hunt for ducks from a boat are not really hunthing then because your only supposed to fish from a boat.
Making Jet Skis Less Obnoxious 2010
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