See Lord love a duck on Wiktionary
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"etymology_text": "Variant of earlier (18th century) Lord love you, God love us, etc. used as exclamation of exasperation or surprise. The significance of the duck is unknown. Attested from the late 19th century.",
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"text": "Gypsy Rose passed me a tuna on rye. \"Lord love a duck, I hope she's not Carita Magenta's ghost.",
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