whistle duck

whistle duck
noun

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  • Whistle duck — Whistle Whis tle, n. [AS. hwistle a pipe, flute, whistle. See {Whistle}, v. i.] [1913 Webster] 1. A sharp, shrill, more or less musical sound, made by forcing the breath through a small orifice of the lips, or through or instrument which gives a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Whistle — Whis tle, n. [AS. hwistle a pipe, flute, whistle. See {Whistle}, v. i.] [1913 Webster] 1. A sharp, shrill, more or less musical sound, made by forcing the breath through a small orifice of the lips, or through or instrument which gives a similar… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Duck call — A Duck call may refer to either the process by which a hunter lures waterfowl, or the actual tool that he uses to do so. Contents 1 Process 2 Tool 3 Technique 4 Duck varieties …   Wikipedia

  • duck call — noun : a device like a whistle for imitating the calls of ducks * * * duck call, an instrument used by hunters to imitate a duck s quacking …   Useful english dictionary

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  • Torrent Duck — A pair on the Urubamba River, Peru (female in front of the male) Conservation status …   Wikipedia

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  • Whistling duck — Whistling Whis tling, a. & n. from {Whistle}, v. [1913 Webster] {Whistling buoy}. (Naut.) See under {Buoy}. {Whistling coot} (Zo[ o]l.), the American black scoter. {Whistling Dick}. (Zo[ o]l.) (a) An Australian shrike thrush ({Colluricincla… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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