What does duckess mean?
Duckess means (rare) A female duck..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(rare) A female duck..
But the thrust that got Eustace in the pin feathers was: “I know why you’re such a model drake,—it’s because your wife is the only duckess in the barnyard.” “Not at all!” he replied. “The principles for which I stand are absolute. They would be the same if there were a hundred duckesses besides Gertrude!”
And here come Sophie and her four offsprings which we have been unable thus far to segregate into ducks and duckesses. Manchester, the biggest of the lot, makes a specialty of pecking at my shoelaces.
Harold does not like to shoot little ducks and duckesses himself, but he got some swell camera shots of some of his friends in action.
Three duckesses had fluffy, little broods parading along behind, ready to claim their waterfront real estate as soon as the ice stopped being ice.
Use duckess when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Duckess means (rare) A female duck..
Common synonyms include duck.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
But the thrust that got Eustace in the pin feathers was: “I know why you’re such a model drake,—it’s because your wife is the only duckess in the barnyard.” “Not at all!” he replied. “The principles for which I stand are absolute. They would be the same if there were a hundred duckesses besides Gertrude!”
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