Duck (akin to Ger. tuch, 'cloth'), a coarse cloth or canvas, highly glazed, used for sails, sack-ing, smock-frocks, overalls, trousers, &c.
Duck
Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 4: Dionysius to Friction, p. 107
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Duck (akin to Ger. tuch, 'cloth'), a coarse cloth or canvas, highly glazed, used for sails, sack-ing, smock-frocks, overalls, trousers, &c.