"duckfluff" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: duck + fluff Etymology templates: {{compound|en|duck|fluff}} duck + fluff Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} duckfluff (uncountable)
  1. (rare) Down from a duck. Tags: rare, uncountable
    Sense id: en-duckfluff-en-noun-6NV8y1cb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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          "text": "Then, as if he sensed her watching him, or maybe because he caught a glimpse of movement behind the glass, he jumped down with both feet and came barreling — with a large portion of white hair sticking up like duckfluff from a cowlick on his forehead — toward the long, low porch of the store.",
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