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Duckie

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Diminutive of “duck,” a term of endearment = darling or beloved one. (Norwegian and Danish, dukke, a doll, a baby.)

 

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

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Dublin (the Irish dubh-linn, the “black pool”)
Dubs
Ducat
Duchesne
Duchess
Duck
Duck Lane
Duck’s Egg
Duck’s-foot Lane [City.]
Ducks and Drakes
Duckie
Ducking (A)
Duckweed
Dude
Dudeism
Dudgeon (The)
Dudman and Ramhead
Duds
Dudu
Duende
Duenna [Lady]