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Duck is a name applied to several bird species of the family Anatidae.
Duck , The Duck or ducks may also refer to:
Places
People
Arts and entertainment
Fictional characters
Music
Film and television
Other media
Brands and enterprises
Duck Brand, a
duct tape brand now used on a variety of products
Duck Donuts , a doughnut shop
On2 Technologies , formerly The Duck Corporation, which designed video codec technology
Toilet Duck , a brand of toilet cleaner, known simply as Duck in the British Isles
Sports and games
Transportation
American Canyon Transit , also known as "The Duck"
Citroën 2CV , a car model nicknamed "The Duck"
Ducati , a motorcycle company, sometimes shortened to "Duc" or "Duck"
Duck (ship) , one of several vessels by that name
DUKW , commonly pronounced "duck", an amphibious six-wheel drive vehicle used by the US military during World War II
Goodyear Duck , a 1940s amphibian aircraft
Grumman JF Duck , a 1930s biplane amphibious aircraft built for the US Navy
Grumman J2F Duck , amphibious aircraft derived from the JF Duck
Other uses
Duck, a lead weight used by draftsmen to hold
splines in place
Duck, a
hypocorism or affectionate phrase, often used in parts of the Midlands and South Yorkshire in England, originally derived from the title Duke
Duck, a very short
cave sump
Duck, in architecture, any building in the shape of something associated with it; named for the
Big Duck
Cotton duck , a fine strong cloth made from untwilled linen, later cotton
Duck as food , the meat of the bird
Duck Samford Stadium , a football stadium in Auburn, Alabama, nicknamed "The Duck"
"Duck", the victim of
Ducking (slang) , a technique for manipulating prison staff
Ducks (hiking) or cairn, a pile of three or more stones used to mark an off-trail hiking route
See also
Topics referred to by the same term