duckie, noun2

Origin:: EnglishShow more Formed on English duck elliptical for rubber duck + suffix -ie forming nouns which are used informally.

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1989 G. Addison in Motorist 4th Quarter 45Rubber rafts or ‘duckies’, are also used to drift down the Richtersveld stretch.

1991 Weekend Post 5 Jan. 2PE beach manager Johan Crafford said the only area where duckies came close to swimmers was at Hobie Beach.

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