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- [shel-duhk]
- /ˈʃɛlˌdʌk/
- /ʃˈeldʌk/
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- [shel-duhk]
- /ˈʃɛlˌdʌk/
Definitions of shelduck word
- noun plural shelduck a sheldrake. 1
- noun plural shelduck a female sheldrake. 1
- noun shelduck any of various large usually brightly coloured gooselike ducks, such as Tadorna tadorna (common shelduck), of the Old World 0
- noun shelduck any of a genus (Tadorna) of brightly colored wild ducks that feed on fish, shellfish, etc. and nest in burrows 0
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Origin of shelduck
First appearance:
before 1700 One of the 50% oldest English words
First recorded in 1700-10; shel(drake) + duck1
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Parts of speech for Shelduck
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
shelduck popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 68% 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.
shelduck usage trend in Literature
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