gray duck

noun

1. any of several ducks in which certain immature or female plumages are predominantly gray, as the gadwall and the pintail.

Word History and Origins

Origin of gray duck¹

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

“There was a white and gray duck —”

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Gray duck with floury-tasting pancakes is a sorry sight, and the best thing about the sweetly glazed Chilean sea bass is its bed of crunchy vegetables.

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Rookie center Pat Elflein was picked as the goose, or gray duck as Minnesotans peculiarly prefer .

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He’s never lived outside of Duck, Duck, Gray Duck territory.

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“Minnesotans are proud about their Duck, Duck, Gray Duck,” Rudolph said, “and it’s something to hang your hat on, I guess.”

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