cold duck
cold duck noun: a sparkling red wine, often made by blending champagne with red wine, sometimes with additional flavorings added.
Noun (1)
cold duck (uncountable)
- A sparkling red wine, often made by blending champagne with red wine, sometimes with additional flavorings added.
- I would like to give Cold Duck a special mention because it was discovered by me personally—along with some two million Detroiters who at that time were the only Americans who’d ever heard of or enjoyed it.1966, Wines and Vines, volume 47, page 43
- Many young or new to the industry at last week’s party may have wondered what it was all about — the Beatles songs, the bright-eyed dancers, the re-introduction of a sparkling red wine called Cold Duck.1997 June 22, Michale Brett, “Montana celebrations with Beatles and Cold Duck”, in Sunday Star-Times, Wellington, New Zealand, page E 10
Noun (2) capitalized: Cold Duck
Cold Duck (uncountable)
- Alternative letter-case form of cold duck.
Forms of cold duck
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Origin of cold duck
Calque of German kalte Ente, from kalten Ende (“cold end”). Attested in English from the 1960s, see quotations below.
Questions about cold duck
- What does cold duck mean?
- Cold duck means a sparkling red wine, often made by blending champagne with red wine, sometimes with additional flavorings added.
- What part of speech is cold duck?
- Cold duck is a noun.
Words near cold duck in the dictionary
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