"decoy-duck" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: decoy-ducks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} decoy-duck (plural decoy-ducks)
  1. A duck used to lure wild ducks into a decoy.
    Sense id: en-decoy-duck-en-noun-StlMQAb0
  2. (by extension, figurative) One employed to lure others into danger. Tags: broadly, figuratively
    Sense id: en-decoy-duck-en-noun-ceZllvF7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 79 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 18 82 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 91

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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