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Mallard   /mˈælərd/   Listen
Mallard

noun
1.
Wild dabbling duck from which domestic ducks are descended; widely distributed.  Synonym: Anas platyrhynchos.






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"Mallard" Quotes from Famous Books



... crime has its bottom rung in Mallard's. Those who essay the perilous descent inevitably gravitate, sooner or later, at Mallard's. It was Saney who was responsible for the statement; and Saney was a shrewd "investigator," and certainly ...
— The Heart of Unaga • Ridgwell Cullum

... Soon a fine mallard duck came flying along. Alec let drive at it, and missed. Quick as a flash Mustagan's bow was up and his arrow sighted and sent after it with such accuracy that it caught it fairly under one of ...
— Three Boys in the Wild North Land • Egerton Ryerson Young

... the place was known as Tom Davis, whose duty it was to supply the Mansion House with game. With the aid of his old British musket and of his Newfoundland dog "Gunner" he secured many a canvasback and mallard, to say nothing of ...
— George Washington: Farmer • Paul Leland Haworth

... Charles Mallard," said Charley slowly. "Thank you. I will go now, Monsieur Mallard," the girl said, lifting her eyes to his face. He bowed. As she turned and went towards the door her ...
— The Judgment House • Gilbert Parker

... said the Doctor, touching his hat to Miss Mallard, as she cantered past. "Got a head of her own, too. Made a deused good speech, when she presented the ...
— Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, Issue 67, May, 1863 • Various



Words linked to "Mallard" :   Anas, duck, genus Anas



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