Phrase guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
No pronunciation record was provided for this word.
noun
A structure used to catch wildfowl, consisting of a central pond and radiating water-filled arms.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A model duck used to attract other ducks.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: decoy-duck
Antonyms: none provided
History
The sense relating to the structure may be (partially) borrowed from or influenced by Dutch eendenkooi.
Across languages
1 source translations are retained for this English entry.
