Mallard
['mælɑːd;-ləd] or ['mælɚd]
Definition
(noun.) wild dabbling duck from which domestic ducks are descended; widely distributed.
Checked by Brits--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) A drake; the male of Anas boschas.
(a.) A large wild duck (Anas boschas) inhabiting both America and Europe. The domestic duck has descended from this species. Called also greenhead.
Editor: Trudy
Definition
n. a drake: the common duck in its wild state.
Typist: Malcolm
Examples
- Mr. Mallard departed to execute his commission; and Serjeant Snubbin relapsed into abstraction until Mr. Phunky himself was introduced. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Here in front of him was a wild mallard--just arrived from the home of the north wind. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- Mr. Mallard, send round to Mr.--Mr.--' Phunky's--Holborn Court, Gray's Inn,' interposed Perker. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Is the Serjeant in his room, Mr. Mallard? Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
Typist: Serena