quack quackint.n.

Brit.

/ˌkwak ˈkwak/,

/ˈkwak ˌkwak/, U.S.

/ˌkwæk ˈkwæk/,

/ˈkwæk ˌkwæk/

Forms: 1600s– quack quack, 1800s quaak quaak (Scottish). Also reduplicated further.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymon: quack int.

Etymology: Reduplication of quack int. Compare also reduplicated examples at quake int.Compare also reduplicated use of queck int.¹ in the following example, and the variant reading quaquake:c1430 (c1380) G. Chaucer Parl. Fowls 499 The goos, the cokkow, and the doke..cryede, ‘Kek kek! kokkow! quek quek [v.r. quaquake]!’.

A. int.

Representing the harsh sound characteristically made by a duck, or a noise resembling this. Cf. quack int.

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1698 E. Ravenscroft Ital. Husband 5 Quack, quack, cry the Ducks, that swim in the water.

1701 T. D'Urfey Bath v. iii. 55 Where Duck and Drake, cry quack, quack, quack..Oh, there I would pass my days.

1713 Spectator 12 May 339 Immediately a dirty Goose behind him made her Response, Quack, Quack.

1851 H. F. Gould Youth's Coronal 166 The taunting Duck said, ‘Quack, quack, quack!’ As her muddy mouth to the pool went back.

1865 C. Dickens Our Mutual Friend II. iii. xv. 135 Mew says the cat, Quack-quack says the duck.

1881 W. Paul Past & Present 150 ‘Peak, peak,’ cried the chucken..An aye my deuky cried quaak-quaak.

1929 Times 19 July 12/4 Duckworth, who, in the face of..repeated cries of ‘Quack, quack’, stuck to the game and his sun hat all day long.

2006 Duluth (Minnesota) News Tribune (Nexis) 14 July p1 After five or 10 minutes, she waddled out, turned around and went ‘quack quack’.

B. n.

humorous and nursery. A duck.

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1870 ‘Ouida’ Puck III. xi. 296 [They] could not themselves tell for their lives..a canvas-back duck from a quack-quack of the gutter.

1889 St. G. Mivart Truth 226 ‘Quack-quack’ and ‘gee-gee’ are just as good abstract universal terms as ‘duck’ and ‘horse’.

1962 Times 6 Aug. 11/7 If I choose to talk about Gee-gees and Bunnies and Quack-quacks..then not the sternest of child psychiatrists shall stop me.

2005 Daily Press (Newport, Va.) (Nexis) 12 Aug. a14 My granddaughter can..run in the yard to feed her ‘quack quacks’ every morning.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	quack quack
释义	quack quackint.n. Brit. /ˌkwak ˈkwak/, /ˈkwak ˌkwak/, U.S. /ˌkwæk ˈkwæk/, /ˈkwæk ˌkwæk/ Forms: 1600s– quack quack, 1800s quaak quaak (Scottish). Also reduplicated further. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymon: quack int. Etymology: Reduplication of quack int. Compare also reduplicated examples at quake int.Compare also reduplicated use of queck int.¹ in the following example, and the variant reading quaquake:c1430 (c1380) G. Chaucer Parl. Fowls 499 The goos, the cokkow, and the doke..cryede, ‘Kek kek! kokkow! quek quek [v.r. quaquake]!’. A. int. Representing the harsh sound characteristically made by a duck, or a noise resembling this. Cf. quack int. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > freshwater birds > order Anseriformes (geese, etc.) > subfamily Merginae (duck) > [interjection] > quack quakea1529 quack1577 quack quack1698 quawk1863 1698 E. Ravenscroft Ital. Husband 5 Quack, quack, cry the Ducks, that swim in the water. 1701 T. D'Urfey Bath v. iii. 55 Where Duck and Drake, cry quack, quack, quack..Oh, there I would pass my days. 1713 Spectator 12 May 339 Immediately a dirty Goose behind him made her Response, Quack, Quack. 1851 H. F. Gould Youth's Coronal 166 The taunting Duck said, ‘Quack, quack, quack!’ As her muddy mouth to the pool went back. 1865 C. Dickens Our Mutual Friend II. iii. xv. 135 Mew says the cat, Quack-quack says the duck. 1881 W. Paul Past & Present 150 ‘Peak, peak,’ cried the chucken..An aye my deuky cried quaak-quaak. 1929 Times 19 July 12/4 Duckworth, who, in the face of..repeated cries of ‘Quack, quack’, stuck to the game and his sun hat all day long. 2006 Duluth (Minnesota) News Tribune (Nexis) 14 July p1 After five or 10 minutes, she waddled out, turned around and went ‘quack quack’. B. n. humorous and nursery. A duck. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > freshwater birds > order Anseriformes (geese, etc.) > subfamily Merginae (duck) > [noun] endea700 duck967 diga1475 redshank1567 dilly1831 quacker1832 quack1865 quack quack1870 anatine1875 1870 ‘Ouida’ Puck III. xi. 296 [They] could not themselves tell for their lives..a canvas-back duck from a quack-quack of the gutter. 1889 St. G. Mivart Truth 226 ‘Quack-quack’ and ‘gee-gee’ are just as good abstract universal terms as ‘duck’ and ‘horse’. 1962 Times 6 Aug. 11/7 If I choose to talk about Gee-gees and Bunnies and Quack-quacks..then not the sternest of child psychiatrists shall stop me. 2005 Daily Press (Newport, Va.) (Nexis) 12 Aug. a14 My granddaughter can..run in the yard to feed her ‘quack quacks’ every morning. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < int.n.1698
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