Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The black scoter, Œdemia nigra, one of the sea-ducks or Fuligulinæ. See cut under
scoter . - noun The dusky duck of North America, Anas obscura, one of the Anatinæ, or river-ducks, and a near relative of the mallard.
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One stormy afternoon, a few winters ago, I was black-duck shooting at sundown, by a lonely salt creek that doubled across the marshes from
Ways of Wood Folk William Joseph Long 1909
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