Barbary duck
noun
: muscovy duck
Sometimes called Barbary ducks, Muscovy ducks have a bumpy red face that resembles a turkey.
Steve Doyle, Huntsville (Alabama) Times, 10 Mar. 2010
Steve Doyle, Huntsville (Alabama) Times, 10 Mar. 2010 especially : the flesh of the Muscovy duck used as food
The kitchen marinates Barbary duck in red wine and serves it in a rich sauce based on aromatic herbs and wild berries. Max Jacobson, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 1994
Max Jacobson, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 1994 
Word History
Etymology
after Barbary (North Africa), probably as translation of French canard de Barbarie
Note: The vernacular name reflects the tradition in pre-Linnaean biology (e.g., the Ornithologia of Ulisse Aldrovandi) that the bird was native to North Africa—also apparent in the Linnaean genus name Cairina, literally, "Cairene."
First Known Use
1775, in the meaning defined above
- from start to finish
- from stem to stern
- from strength to strength
- from that day forth
- from that day forth/forward
- from that day forward
- from that point on
- from the bottom of one's heart
- from the cradle to the grave
- from the depths of someone's being
- from the depths of someone's heart
- from the depths of someone's soul
- from the field
- from the first
- from the floor
- from the four corners of the earth
- from the get-go
- from the ground up
- from the heart
- from the horse's mouth
- from the housetops
- from the look of things
- from the off
- from the pulpit
- from the sublime to the ridiculous