_duck_ v

duck v NID 3 try to seize an apple _EDD_ duck v 1 G [check] In children's Hallowe'en sport, to bob the head into a tub [-]of floating apples[-] of water to secure [-]one without[-] a floating apple without use of hands 1931 BYRNES 120 Remember --- > water [-]Bob: Isn't this our New...

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Summary:duck v NID 3 try to seize an apple _EDD_ duck v 1 G [check] In children's Hallowe'en sport, to bob the head into a tub [-]of floating apples[-] of water to secure [-]one without[-] a floating apple without use of hands 1931 BYRNES 120 Remember --- > water [-]Bob: Isn't this our New England term[-]? * _EDD_ Nrt Scot cite for our game. _duck_ v in dicts in general sense of 'bob' the head; 'immerse in water', but nothing _quite_ like this. _But perhaps Transp._ Withdraw [check] Not used Not used Withdrawn