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noun
Duck (a type of fabric) used as sailcloth.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Synonyms: duckcloth, duck
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: cloth, fabric, textile, material, matter, stuff
History
From sail + duck (“canvas-like material, rag”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Saildouk, West Frisian seildoek, Dutch zeildoek, German Low German Seildook, German Segeltuch, Danish sejldug, Swedish segelduk, Icelandic segldúkur.
