'Ducking' definitions:
Definition of 'ducking'
From: WordNet
Definition of 'Ducking'
From: GCIDE
- Duck \Duck\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ducked; p. pr. & vb. n. Ducking.] [OE. duken, douken, to dive; akin to D. duiken, OHG. t?hhan, MHG. tucken, t["u]cken, t?chen, G. tuchen. Cf. 5th Duck.]
- 1. To thrust or plunge under water or other liquid and suddenly withdraw. [1913 Webster]
- Adams, after ducking the squire twice or thrice, leaped out of the tub. --Fielding. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To plunge the head of under water, immediately withdrawing it; as, duck the boy. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To bow; to bob down; to move quickly with a downward motion. " Will duck his head aside." --Swift. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Ducking'
From: GCIDE
- Ducking \Duck"ing\, n. & a., from Duck, v. t. & i. [1913 Webster]
- Ducking stool, a stool or chair in which common scolds were formerly tied, and plunged into water, as a punishment. See Cucking stool. The practice of ducking began in the latter part of the 15th century, and prevailed until the early part of the 18th, and occasionally as late as the 19th century. --Blackstone. Chambers. [1913 Webster]
Words containing 'Ducking'
- Duck,
- Ducked,
- duck down,
- duck out,
- Bombay duck,
- Buffel duck,
- Duck Hill,
- Duck Key,
- Duck ant,
- Duck barnacle,
- Duck hawk,
- Duck mole,
- Ducking stool,
- Fen duck,
- Field duck,
- Fish duck,
- Gorse duck,
- Gray duck,
- Harlequin duck,
- King duck,
- Labrador duck,
- Lame duck,
- Muscovy duck,
- Musk duck,
- Pheasant duck,
- Raft duck,
- River duck,
- Rock duck,
- Ruddy duck,
- Scaup duck,
- Scotch duck,
- Sea duck,
- Sleepy duck,
- Spectacled duck,
- Spirit duck,
- Squam duck,
- Squawk duck,
- Steamer duck,
- Steel duck,
- Stock duck,
- Summer duck,
- Surf duck,
- Teal duck,
- Tree duck,
- Tufted duck,
- Velvet duck,
- Vicissy duck,
- Wheat duck,
- Whew duck,
- Whistle duck,
- Whistling duck,
- Winter duck,
- Wood duck,
- black duck,
- bridal duck,
- burrow duck,
- canvasback duck,
- cold duck,
- dabbling duck,
- dead duck,
- diving duck,
- donald duck,
- duck egg,
- duck hunter,
- duck hunting,
- duck pate,
- duck sauce,
- duck shot,
- duck snipe,
- duck soup,
- duck's egg,
- ducks and drakes,
- eider duck,
- fall duck,
- flock duck,
- fool duck,
- lake duck,
- maiden duck,
- mandarin duck,
- pied duck,
- queer duck,
- river ducks,
- sea ducks,
- sitting duck,
- smee duck,
- smoking duck,
- weasel duck,
- wild duck,
- Decoy-duck,
- Duck Hill, MS,
- Duck Key, FL,
- Duck's-bill,
- Duck's-foot,
- Duck's-meat,
- Duck-billed,
- Duck-legged,
- Raven's-duck,
- To make ducks and drakes,
- To play at ducks and drakes,
- lesser scaup duck,
- Duck's-bill limpet,
- Duck-billed platypus,
- Ring-necked duck,
- Swallow-tailed duck,
- duck-billed cat,
- duck-billed dinosaur,
- pin-tailed duck,
- red-headed duck,
- side-wheel duck