divvy duck

Englisch

Etymology

Corruption of diving duck.

Nomen

divvy duck (plural divvy ducks)

1. (obsolete, West Country, Herefordshire) A little grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis).

Synonyms

• Tachybaptus ruficollis
• dabchick
• didapper

References

• A glossary of provincial words used in Herefordshire and some of the adjoining counties, George Cornewall Lewis