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decoy-duck

decoy-duck

6.5
A fake duck made of wood or plastic that hunters use to attract real ducks
  • noun
  • /ˈdiːkɔɪ dʌk/
translation icon : pato de caza
  • The hunter carefully placed a decoy-duck on the lake early in the morning.

Examples

  • She bought a set of decoy-ducks to improve her chances during duck season.

  • A wooden decoy-duck can sometimes fool even the wariest birds.

  • The hunter placed a decoy-duck on the water.

  • Many decoy-ducks were scattered around the pond.

  • The hunter carefully placed a decoy-duck on the lake to attract real ducks.

  • She bought a set of decoy-ducks to use while hunting waterfowl.

  • A wooden decoy-duck can effectively lure in wild ducks during hunting season.

Synonyms

decoy
vsdecoy-duck
19 6.2

An object that attracts animals like birds or fish

is a specific artificial bird-shaped object hunters use to lure wild waterbirds

How Realistic

decoy-duck
6.5
ducky
  • Baby Talk
8 3.0

Surface Forms

decoy-duck singular
decoy-ducks plural

Morphology

decoy-duck = decoy + duck (transparent) = decoy + duck

The meaning is directly the combination of 'decoy' and 'duck': a duck used as or acting as a decoy.

Etymology

Decoy-duck comes from the word decoy, which itself comes from the Dutch de kooi meaning 'the cage', from old traps that lured birds. So a decoy-duck is a fake duck used to 'lure' or attract real ducks.