sailduck

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sailduck

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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.

noun sailducks

countable, uncountable Duck (a type of fabric) used as sailcloth. Near-synonyms: duckcloth, duck
Similar: duckcloth, duck

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@misc{sailduck_2026,
  title = {sailduck},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sailduck},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}