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BEDUCK
Etymology
Verb
beduck (third-person singular simple present beducks, present participle beducking, simple past and past participle beducked)
(transitive) To duck or immerse thoroughly; submerge.
Anagrams
• bucked
Source: Wiktionary
Be*duck", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Beducked (.]
Definition: To duck; to put the head under water; to immerse. "Deep himself beducked." Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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