duckfoot

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noun

plural duckfoots or duckfeet see numbered senses
1
duckfeet plural : dutch foot
2
duckfoots plural : a gastropod mollusk (Aporrhais occidentalis) of offshore waters of the western North Atlantic that has a long vertical aperture and a much-expanded somewhat triangular outer lip

called also duck's-foot shell

3
: a triangular cultivator blade or shovel used as an attachment to a cultivator

duckfoot

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transitive verb

"
-ed/-ing/-s
: to till land with a duckfoot cultivator

Word History

Etymology

Noun

duck entry 1 + foot

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“Duckfoot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/duckfoot. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.

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