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Search phrase: duck

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Henry IV Part 11H4 II.ii.99more valour in that Poins than in a wild duck.moe valour in that Poynes, than in a wilde Ducke.
Henry IV Part 11H4 IV.ii.20duck. I pressed me none but such toasts-and-butter,Ducke. I prest me none but such Tostes and Butter,
Henry VH5 II.iii.49And Holdfast is the only dog, my duck.and hold-fast is the onely Dogge: My Ducke,
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND V.i.273O dainty duck, O dear!O dainty Ducke: O Deere!
OthelloOth II.i.182Olympus-high, and duck again as lowOlympus high: and duck againe as low,
PericlesPer Chorus.III.49That, as a duck for life that dives,That as a Ducke for life that diues,
Richard IIIR3 I.iii.49Duck with French nods and apish courtesy,Ducke with French nods, and Apish curtesie,
The TempestTem II.ii.125Swum ashore, man, like a duck. I can swimSwom ashore (man) like a Ducke: I can swim
The TempestTem II.ii.126like a duck, I'll be sworn.like a Ducke i'le be sworne.
The TempestTem II.ii.128Though thou canst swim like a duck, thou art made likeThough thou canst swim like a Ducke, thou art made like
The Winter's TaleWT IV.iv.315My dainty duck, my dear-a?My dainty Ducke, my deere-a?

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crouchduck down, lie hidden
duckmake a brief bow, act in a cringing way

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duck downcrouch

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