ducks

British

/ dʌks /

plural noun

clothing made of duck, esp white trousers for sports

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He showed a barren creekbed filled with cobbles, then a green wetland filled with ducks.

From Los Angeles Times

Sharma, who came into the match under pressure having registered three ducks in his past four innings, set the tone with a 26-ball half-century.

From BBC

I’m 80 and I need to get my financial ducks in a row.

From MarketWatch

"Not just dogs - we have donkeys, ponies, every Easter we have the ducks and chickens come in. So penguins, why not? It was great."

From BBC

But while Markram's South Africa have looked strong in all departments, tournament favourites India have not enjoyed batting consistency, with Abhishek recording three consecutive ducks.

From Barron's

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