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71Plunge — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Plunge >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 plunge plunge dip dive header Sgm: N 1 ducking ducking &c. >V. Sgm: N 1 diver diver PARAG:Plunge >V GRP: V 1 Sgm …
72do a duck — vb British to escape, conceal oneself. A term that may originate from the colloquialism ducking and diving , or simply ducking out of sight . It was used by London criminals, including Johnny Bradbury, a member of the Richardson gang of 1960s… …
73dousing — noun the act of wetting something by submerging it • Syn: ↑submersion, ↑immersion, ↑ducking • Derivationally related forms: ↑douse, ↑duck (for: ↑ducking), ↑ …
74duck — 1. n. (pl. same or ducks) 1 a any of various swimming birds of the family Anatidae, esp. the domesticated form of the mallard or wild duck. b the female of this (opp. DRAKE). c the flesh of a duck as food. 2 Cricket (in full duck s egg) the score …
75submersion — noun 1. sinking until covered completely with water • Syn: ↑submergence, ↑submerging, ↑immersion • Derivationally related forms: ↑submerse, ↑submerge, ↑submerge (for: ↑ …
76castigatory — Cucking stool Cuck ing stool (k?k ?ng st??l ). [Cf. AS. scealfingst[=o]l, a word of similar meaning, allied to scealfor a diver, mergus avis; or possibly from F. coquine a hussy, slut, jade, f. of coquin, OE. cokin, a rascal; or cf. Icel. k?ka to …
77Castigatory — Cas ti*ga*to*ry, n. An instrument formerly used to punish and correct arrant scolds; called also a {ducking stool}, or {trebucket}. Blacktone. [1913 Webster] …
78Cucking stool — Cuck ing stool (k?k ?ng st??l ). [Cf. AS. scealfingst[=o]l, a word of similar meaning, allied to scealfor a diver, mergus avis; or possibly from F. coquine a hussy, slut, jade, f. of coquin, OE. cokin, a rascal; or cf. Icel. k?ka to dung, k?kr… …
79Duck — (d[u^]k), v. i. 1. To go under the surface of water and immediately reappear; to dive; to plunge the head in water or other liquid; to dip. [1913 Webster] In Tiber ducking thrice by break of day. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. To drop the head or… …
80Observant — Ob*serv ant, n. 1. One who observes forms and rules. [Obs.] Hooker. [1913 Webster] 2. A sycophantic servant. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Silly ducking observants, That stretch their duties nicely. Shak. [1913 Webster] 3. (R. C. Ch.) An Observantine.… …
