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duckets

duckets is the plural of ducket.

duckets is the third-person singular simple present indicative of ducket.

Meaning of ducket

Noun

ducket (plural duckets)

  1. An aviary or other enclosure for keeping domesticated pigeons; a dovecote.
    • At the Kyle-fence end of the ducket Jerry’s recently designed trapdoor allowed Monte a shoofty freedom - even from Grandad - which he never had before.1982, Paul Radley, My Blue-Checker Corker and Me, Sydney: Fontana/Collins, page 77
  2. (UK, historical) A windowed, box-like structure mounted to the top or side of the brake van of a train, from which the guard has a clearer view along the railway track.
    • Access to the veranda is by means of hinged doors, and a deep ducket or projection is provided on each side to form a lookout.1952 January, “British Railways Standard Wagons”, in Railway Magazine, page 59

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Questions about duckets

What is duckets the plural of?
Duckets is the plural of ducket.

Words near duckets in the dictionary

  1. duckess
  2. duckesses
  3. ducket
  4. ducketed
  5. ducketing
  6. duckets
  7. Duckett
  8. duckface
  9. duckfaces
  10. duckfeet
  11. duckflesh

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