duck shove

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verb

Australian and NZ informal to evade responsibility

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Derived forms of duck shove

duck shover, nounduck shoving, noun

Words nearby duck shove

duckpin, ducks, ducks and drakes, duck's arse, duck's ass, duck shove, duck soup, ducktail, duck-walk, duckweed, duckwheat

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Example sentences from the Web for duck shove

The user fee on duck stamps goes exclusively to funding federal acquisition of wetlands as wildlife habitat.
Nazis, Sunscreen, and Sea Gull Eggs: Congress in 2014 Was Hella Productive|Ben Jacobs|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Federal Duck Stamp Act raised the fee on stamps needed to hunt waterfowl on federal land from $15 to $25.
Nazis, Sunscreen, and Sea Gull Eggs: Congress in 2014 Was Hella Productive|Ben Jacobs|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Because Duck Dynasty receives monster TV ratings and Robertson paid by a company (A&E) while making these public statements.
Butts, Brawls, and Bill Cosby: The Biggest Celebrity Scandals of 2014 |Kevin Fallon|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
One of the most persistent myths in American politics is the media-fueled concept of the lame duck.
The Liberation of the Lame Duck: Obama Goes Full Bulworth|John Avlon|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST

A Fish and Wildlife special agent collected the bodies of two birds at the site, a redhead duck and a mourning dove.
Two Texas Regulators Tried to Enforce the Rules. They Were Fired.|David Hasemyer, InsideClimate News|December 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It was no wonder that he felt quite at home in the duck-pond, which was made for web-footed folk.
The Tale of Grandfather Mole|Arthur Scott Bailey
Had he not meant the Fleet to shove in K. must have made some reference to the second Division, surely.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton
It is interesting to notice a resemblance between this huge bird and our English wild duck or plover.
Hunting the Lions|R.M. Ballantyne
Perhaps it was as well that she allowed such responsibilities to slip past her like water running off the feathers of a duck.
The Girls of Central High on the Stage|Gertrude W. Morrison
Then Kip had to duck back into a darkened doorway as Carlson retraced his steps, and got back into his car.
Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942|Various

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