- Decoy-duck
- Decoy-duck De*coy"-duck`, n. A duck used to lure wild ducks into a decoy; hence, a person employed to lure others into danger. --Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster]
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decoy duck — decoy duck, 1. a duck, or an imitation of one, used as a decoy. 2. Figurative. a person who entices another into a trap or danger … Useful english dictionary
decoy-duck — deˈcoy duck noun 1. A wild duck tamed and trained to entice others into a trap 2. A person employed to lure others into a snare (figurative) • • • Main Entry: ↑decoy … Useful english dictionary
decoy duck — lure or bait; duck that serves to allure others into a net; person employed to entice others into danger … English contemporary dictionary
decoy duck — A sham bidder at an auction sale. 7 Am J2d Auct § 26 … Ballentine's law dictionary
decoy — Synonyms and related words: Dionaea, agent provocateur, allure, allurement, attract, attraction, bait, bait the hook, baited trap, birdlime, blandish, booby trap, by bidder, cajole, capper, catch, catch out, charm, chicane, chicanery, coax, come… … Moby Thesaurus
Duck decoy — is an ambiguous term which may be applied to: Duck decoy (structure), a device used to catch wildfowl consisting of a central pond and radiating water filled arms Duck decoy (model), a model duck used to attract other ducks This disambiguation… … Wikipedia
Duck and Cover (The Wire) — Duck and Cover The Wire episode Episode no. Season 2 Episode 8 … Wikipedia
decoy — ► NOUN 1) a bird or mammal, or an imitation of one, used by hunters to lure game. 2) a person or thing used to mislead or lure someone into a trap. 3) a pond from which narrow netted channels lead, into which wild duck may be enticed for capture … English terms dictionary
decoy — [n] bait, trap allurement, attraction, beard*, blind, blow off*, booster, camouflage, catch, chicane, chicanery, come on, deception, drawing card, ensnarement, enticement, facade, fake, front, imitation, inducement, inveiglement, lure, nark,… … New thesaurus
duck-coy — see ↑decoy • • • Main Entry: ↑duck … Useful english dictionary
