'Tufted duck' definitions:

Definition of 'Tufted duck'

From: GCIDE
  • Tufted \Tuft"ed\, a.
  • 1. Adorned with a tuft; as, the tufted duck. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Growing in tufts or clusters; tufty. [1913 Webster]
  • The tufted crowtoe, and pale jessamine. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • Tufted trees and springing corn. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
  • Tufted duck (Zool.), the ring-necked duck. [Local, U. S.] [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'tufted duck'

From: GCIDE
  • Ring-necked \Ring"-necked`\, a. (Zool.) Having a well defined ring of color around the neck. [1913 Webster]
  • Ring-necked duck (Zool.), an American scaup duck ({Aythya collaris}). The head, neck, and breast of the adult male are black, and a narrow, but conspicuous, red ring encircles the neck. This ring is absent in the female. Called also ring-neck, ring-necked blackhead, ringbill, tufted duck, and black jack. [1913 Webster]