black duck

American  

noun

1. any of several ducks having dusky or black plumage, as Anas rubripes, of the northeastern U.S. and Canada.

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Etymology

Origin of black duck

First recorded in 1630–40

Example Sentences

One of the show’s main props was a stuffed toy, a black duck dressed in a Temple University sweat shirt that dropped down on a wire and flopped around in front of the contestants.

From Salon • Jan. 15, 2015

Bay salt water rushed into a shallow freshwater pond created for birds such as the American black duck and Atlantic brant.

From Washington Post • Nov. 19, 2012

Simultaneously many a brant, Canada goose and black duck began to shrivel and die.

From Time Magazine Archive

Not the song about the fox coming for the big black duck, heavens no!

From "Miracles on Maple Hill" by Virginia Sorensen

With a good silent dog playing in front of a blind these ducks in the early spring will come within short range, as will the black duck and gray goose.

From Canadian Wilds Tells About the Hudson's Bay Company, Northern Indians and Their Modes of Hunting, Trapping, Etc. by Hunter, Martin