blue duck
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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And yet, here comes DeChambeau, a blue duck in a sea of vanilla.
From Golf Digest ● Aug. 26, 2018
Sean, Josie, Peggy, come in for yeer tea, come in at wanst for the fresh bread and butter and the gorgeous blue duck egg what no one else in the lane have.
From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt
Thus were pearls first created, and for this the blue duck received its lovely plumage. ····· p.
From Finnish Legends for English Children by Eivind, R.
He had a quiet brown face and very brown hands, and he had evidently been working, for he wore long boots, a coarse blue shirt, and blue duck overalls.
From A Prairie Courtship by Bindloss, Harold
After they had talked for a while, a man, dressed in blue duck trousers, a saffron-colored shirt, and an old slouch hat, which he did not remove, walked in, carrying a riding quirt.
From Ranching for Sylvia by Bindloss, Harold
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