ducks
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Etymology 1[edit]
Verb[edit]
ducks
- third-person singular simple present indicative of duck
Etymology 2[edit]
Noun[edit]
ducks
Noun[edit]
ducks
- (poker slang) A pair of twos.
- (British, chiefly Northern England, used vocatively) Dear (used as a pet name).
- Hello ducks, how are you today?
- (nautical) The light trousers worn by sailors in hot climates.
- 1856, Charles Nordhoff, Nine Years a Sailor:
- His spotless white ducks set tight about the hips, and hang loosely at the bottom, just allowing the tips of a pair of patent-leather pumps to peep out from beneath their ample breadth.
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Translations[edit]
pair of twos — see deuces
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