"ducket" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: duckets [plural]
Etymology: Uncertain; perhaps a variant of dovecote. First attested in the late 1900s. Etymology templates: {{unc|en}} Uncertain, {{m|en|dovecote}} dovecote, {{etydate/the|late 1900s}} the late 1900s, {{etydate|late 1900s}} First attested in the late 1900s. Head templates: {{en-noun}} ducket (plural duckets)
  1. (historical, British) A windowed, box-like structure mounted to the top or side of the brake van of a train, from which the guard has a clearer view along the railway track. Tags: British, historical Categories (topical): Rail transportation
    Sense id: en-ducket-en-noun-nomSssOa Disambiguation of Rail transportation: 90 10 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 96 4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: duckets [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} ducket (plural duckets)
  1. Obsolete form of ducat. Tags: alt-of, obsolete Alternative form of: ducat
    Sense id: en-ducket-en-noun-TMdhEt-k
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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