- duckling
- noun Date: 15th century a young duck
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
duckling — mid 15c., dookelynge, from DUCK (Cf. duck) (n.) + LING (Cf. ling). The ugly duckling is from Hans Christian Andersen s tale (1843 in Danish, by 1846 in English) … Etymology dictionary
Duckling — Duck ling, n. A young or little duck. Gay … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
duckling — ► NOUN ▪ a young duck … English terms dictionary
duckling — [duk′liŋ] n. [ DUCK1 + LING1] a young duck … English World dictionary
duckling — [[t]dʌ̱klɪŋ[/t]] ducklings N COUNT A duckling is a young duck. → See also ugly duckling … English dictionary
duckling — UK [ˈdʌklɪŋ] / US noun [countable] Word forms duckling : singular duckling plural ducklings a young duck … English dictionary
duckling — See: UGLY DUCKLING … Dictionary of American idioms
duckling — See: UGLY DUCKLING … Dictionary of American idioms
duckling — See: ugly duckling … Словарь американских идиом
Duckling (software) — Duckling, the collaboration environment software suite for e Science, is an open source software suite developed by CERC (Collaboration Environment Research Center) of CNIC (Computer Network Information Center of CAS) to meet the rapid progress… … Wikipedia
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