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Lord love a duck

Lord love a duck interjection: an exclamation of surprise.

Interjection

  1. An exclamation of surprise.
    • Near-synonym: lawdamercy
    • "Lord love a duck!" he observed in a dazed voice — "What's this?"1913, Ian Hay, The Writings of Ian Hay
    Synonyms:
    lawdamercy

Synonyms of Lord love a duck

Origin of Lord love a duck

Variant of earlier (18th century) Lord love you, God love us, etc (present subjunctive), used as exclamation of exasperation or surprise. The significance of the duck is unknown. Attested from the late 19th century.

Questions about Lord love a duck

What does Lord love a duck mean?
Lord love a duck means an exclamation of surprise.
What part of speech is Lord love a duck?
Lord love a duck is an interjection.

Words near Lord love a duck in the dictionary

  1. lord it over
  2. Lord Keeper
  3. Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal
  4. Lord Keepers
  5. Lord knows
  6. Lord love a duck
  7. Lord love you
  8. Lord Mayor
  9. Lord Mayor of London
  10. Lord Mayor's fool
  11. Lord Mayors

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