"duckness" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: duck + -ness Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|duck|ness}} duck + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} duckness (uncountable)
  1. The quality of being a duck. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-duckness-en-noun-gDMDZClJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ness

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