sailduck

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noun

Duck (a type of fabric) used as sailcloth.

“Near-synonyms: duckcloth, duck”

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Meanings

nounsailduck (countable and uncountable, plural sailducks)

plural sailducks

  1. countableuncountableDuck (a type of fabric) used as sailcloth.

    Near-synonyms: duckcloth, duck

    Synonyms: duckcloth, duck

Synonyms & antonyms

nounDuck (a type of fabric) used as sailcloth.

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duckclothduck
Also see
duckduckclothsailcloth

Origin

From sail + duck (“canvas-like material, rag”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Saildouk, West Frisian seildoek, Dutch zeildoek, German Low German Seildook, German Segeltuch, Danish sejldug, Swedish segelduk, Icelandic segldúkur.

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Cite this entry
APA

sailduck. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sailduck

MLA

“sailduck.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sailduck. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sailduck,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sailduck.

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