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单词 pack-duck
释义

pack-duckn.

Forms:

α. 1500s padduke, 1500s paduck.

β. See pack n.1 and duck n.3

Origin: Apparently formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pack n.1, duck n.3
Etymology: Apparently < pack n.1 + duck n.3, although the α. forms with loss or assimilation of -k- are attested earlier. Compare earlier packcloth n.
Obsolete.
A strong linen fabric formerly used for packcloth.
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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric made from specific material > made from choice of fibres > [noun] > cotton or linen > stout or strong > for sails or sailors'clothing
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1545 Rates Custome House sig. cjv Padduke the C. elles xx.s.
1582 Rates Custome House (new ed.) sig. Dv v Paduck the c. elles..xxiiij.s.
β. 1612 Bk. Customs & Valuation in A. Halyburton Ledger (1867) 320 Drilling and pakduk.1660 Act 12 Chas. II c. 4 Sched. Drilling & pack ducke ye 100 ells cont. 6 score.1787 Act 27 Geo. III c. 3 Sched. A, in Statutes at Large (1789) XV. 303 Drillings and Packduck, the 120 Ells..£2 5s. 4d.1846 J. E. Worcester Universal Dict. Eng. Lang. Pack-Duck, a coarse sort of linen for pack-cloths, etc.]
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online September 2021).
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