divvy duck

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English

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Etymology

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Corruption of diving duck.

Noun

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divvy duck (plural divvy ducks)

  1. (obsolete, West Country, Herefordshire) A little grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis).

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References

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  • A glossary of provincial words used in Herefordshire and some of the adjoining counties, George Cornewall Lewis