black duck

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [blak duhk]
- /blæk dʌk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [blak duhk]
- /blæk dʌk/

Definitions of black duck words

noun black duck a sooty brown, wild duck (Anas rubripes) of E North America 3
noun black duck any of several ducks having dusky or black plumage, as Anas rubripes, of the northeastern U.S. and Canada. 1

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Origin of black duck

First appearance:

before 1630

One of the 42% oldest English words

First recorded in 1630-40

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Parts of speech for Black duck

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Black duck

black duck popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 64% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

black duck usage trend in Literature

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