An aquatic bird that, in medieval times, was used to find out if a person was a witch or not.
This stems from the very logical idea that if a person weighs the same as a duck, then that person is made of wood (because both ducks and wood float in water). And since wood burns (just like witches) then that person must be a witch, because witches are made of wood.
Therefore, the accused person(s) would be placed on a scale next to a duck, and if they balanced, the person(s) would be burned.
This stems from the very logical idea that if a person weighs the same as a duck, then that person is made of wood (because both ducks and wood float in water). And since wood burns (just like witches) then that person must be a witch, because witches are made of wood.
Therefore, the accused person(s) would be placed on a scale next to a duck, and if they balanced, the person(s) would be burned.
by Flint October 27, 2003
We found a witch! May we burn her?
A witch? How do you know she's a witch?
She turned me into a newt!
A newt..?
I got better..
There is a simple way to figure out if she is a witch or not.
Witches burn, and what else burns?
Wood!
Yes, and wood floats. What else floats?
... A duck?
Yes! So if this woman weighs as much as a duck, than she is a witch!
A witch? How do you know she's a witch?
She turned me into a newt!
A newt..?
I got better..
There is a simple way to figure out if she is a witch or not.
Witches burn, and what else burns?
Wood!
Yes, and wood floats. What else floats?
... A duck?
Yes! So if this woman weighs as much as a duck, than she is a witch!
by WhiteyLights July 15, 2005
by Cosmicstargoat January 30, 2004
by Cosmicstargoat June 05, 2004
What looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, is a duck (probably).
Where duck is used as a metaphor for something usually totally unrelated to ducks.
Where duck is used as a metaphor for something usually totally unrelated to ducks.
"Hey, is that guy a republican?"
"Well, if it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, it's probably a duck."
"Well, if it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, it's probably a duck."
by gothfae May 02, 2004
In the sport of cricket, when a batsman is out without scoring any runs (points).
Also:
Golden Duck - when a batsman is out after only facing one ball
Royal Duck - when a batsman is dismissed by the first ball of the innings
Also:
Golden Duck - when a batsman is out after only facing one ball
Royal Duck - when a batsman is dismissed by the first ball of the innings
by Corps October 15, 2004
1. Noun. The animal of the bird variety, difficult to ctch without help. Tastiest variety is the mallard.
2. A collective noun reffering to a group that occurs when an indivdual moongoose meets one or more of its kind.(Having researched all possibilities this seems by far the most logical)
2. A collective noun reffering to a group that occurs when an indivdual moongoose meets one or more of its kind.(Having researched all possibilities this seems by far the most logical)
by Draz'Andant July 15, 2003