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  • However, when the charges of Woods and Mickelson fizzled, the three provided the last of the racket — with Cabrera, the man they call "El Pato" (The Duck) because of his duck-like gait, earning a green jacket with a par on the second playoff hole, to go along with the silver trophy he won in the 2007 U.S.

    Angel at Augusta: Cabrera takes Masters title in playoff 2009

  • I inherited them from my grandfather, and they give me a duck-like look.

    This is on Gawker « Dating Jesus 2009

  • In other words, if the walking, talking, and quacking is duck-like, most likely we're dealing with a duck.

    Printing: Transparent Underpants: MITOP Again 2010

  • Cataquacks are duck-like creatures that live on Gelato Beach; they can easily be angered.

    Cataquacks | Papercraft Paradise | PaperCrafts | Paper Models | Card Models Michael James 2008

  • There's an interesting duck-like flatness that comes out when she emphasizes something in a phrase.

    APAture Live 2008

  • In other words, if the walking, talking, and quacking is duck-like, most likely we're dealing with a duck.

    Transparent Underpants: MITOP Again 2010

  • Argentine Angel Cabrera, a former caddie known as "El Pato" for his duck-like gait, was the master of the manicured course.

    A Sports Weekend for the Angels 2009

  • BRIEF SYNOPSIS: A book that has nothing to do with ducks, but instead deal with a war between humans and the Zor (who are very not duck-like).

    December 2005 2005

  • BRIEF SYNOPSIS: A book that has nothing to do with ducks, but instead deal with a war between humans and the Zor (who are very not duck-like).

    The Dark Wing by Walter H. Hunt 2005

  • As he went through the drawing-room, the steward by way of maintaining order moved a bell from one table to another; he stealthily blew his duck-like nose in the hall, and went into the outer-hall.

    Mumu 2006

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