duck, douken, duken

i. & t. [Dut. duiken =to stoop, dive; Dan. dukke =to duck or plunge; Sw. dyka; Ger. tauchen.] A. Intransitive : 1559 *duc-koy, s. [DECOY, 8.] A decoy, a snare, an allurement. "Seducers have found it the most compendious way to their designs, to lead captive silly women, and make IMG:content-0616.png:[blocks in formation] To duck up : Swift. Naut .: To clear or haul a sail out of any position which interferes with the heimsman's view.