10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DECOY DUCK»
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Chambers's Edinburgh journal, conducted by W. Chambers. ...
The most agile manoeuvres of the decoy- dog have no attraction for them ; with
the decoy-duck, they scorn to associate. This is the more tiresome, that the
pochard, being a near relative of the famous canvas- back duck of America, is
second ...
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Chamber's Journal of Popular Literature, Science and Arts
THE HEART OF THE DECOY DUCK. IT was about those same days that the
brand- new Lord Axminster, strolling down the Row one afternoon arm in arm
with his impecunious friend Captain Bourchier, nodded a little familiarly to a very
pretty ...
William Chambers, Robert Chambers, 1894
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Collecting Antique Bird Decoys and
Duck Calls: An ...
An Identification and Price Guide Carl Luckey, Russell E. Lewis. The Suydam on
the bottom of the decoy is a user brand for a Long Island family. This Redhead
made by Joel Barber is branded. It has. factory-made decoys. So far the brand
has ...
Carl Luckey, Russell E. Lewis, 2003
THE HEART OF THE DECOY DUCK. It was about those same days that the
brand- new Lord Axminster, strolling down the Row one afternoon arm in arm
with his impecunious friend Captain Bonrchier, nodded a little familiarly to a very
pretty ...
William Chambers, Robert Chambers, 1894
In the tract entitled « The Decoy Duck," Williams is represented as decoying his
brethren into the Tower. Three sorts of decoys are mentioned, and then it is said,
" But in this our witty age, there is found out n fourth sort of decoyes : to wit, ...
Hugh James Rose, Samuel Roffey Maitland, 1849
widgeon, and wild-ducks that would go up the channel, for the benefit of the
decoy-man and their own destruction. The most agile manoeuvres of the decoy-
dog hate no attraction for them; with the decoy-duck, they scorn to associate. This
is ...
Tho most ag-ile manoeuvres of the decoy-dog have no attraction for them ; with
the decoy-duck, they scorn to associate. This ia the more tiresome, that the
pochard, being a near relative of the famous canvas-back duck of America, is
second ...
Eliakim Littell, Robert S. Littell, 1857
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The British Magazine and Monthly Register of Religious and ...
In the tract entitled “ The Decoy Duck,” Williams is repre~ sented as decoying his
brethren into the Tower. Three sorts of decoys are mentioned, and then it is said,
“ But in this our witty age, there is found out a fourth sort of decoyes: to wit, ...
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The encyclopædic dictionary. 7 vols. [in 14].
B, As adj. : Acting as a decoy or allurement ; decoying, alluring. decoy duck, f. 1.
Lit. : A tamed duck trained to decoy wild fowls into the decoy. "There is a sort of
ducks, called decoy-duck», that will bring whole flight« of fowl to their retirements,
.
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Bird boxes and feeders: featuring 11 step-by-step ...
Carved Decoy Duck Raft Feeder Traditionally, the whole idea of the carved
decoy duck is that you stake it out at the side of a lake, wait for real ducks to be
attracted, jump up with your gun, and... bang, you have food for the pot! With this
project ...
Stephen Moss, Alan Bridgewater, Gill Bridgewater, 2001
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DECOY DUCK»
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GALLERY: Crowds out in force for mayor's picnic
Visitors enjoyed decoy duck races and water games on the River Test and performances from the Mountbatten Community Choir and the ... «Daily Echo, Jul 15»
Patent pending?
Another, a decoy duck and stand for hunting. "You feel good when you invent something, but you do it for a purpose," Priest said. "You want to ... «Dubuque Telegraph Herald, May 15»
From the archive, 23 April 1959: Dame Margot Fonteyn detained in …
All the same, the British public did not appreciate seeing this famous swan in the role of a decoy duck. It was Mr John Dugdale, not much of a ... «The Guardian, Apr 15»
Sir John Lister-Kaye: 'I wouldn't be a naturalist if it weren't for Gavin …
Decoy duck I went to work for the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, DC, in 1972 and joined its domestic lecture programme. They took me ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Apr 15»
The stage isn't set for TV debates
The Liberal Democrat leader, Paddy Ashdown, was used as the decoy duck in that ruse, when John Major, a man with nothing to lose, tried to ... «The Independent, Mar 15»
Decoy duck-carving tradition still alive
Decoy duck-carving tradition still alive. Adam Billiot paints a duck Tuesday that he carved in Larose. Billiot has been carving since 1980. «Houma Courier, Jan 15»
'Agent Carter' Season 1 Recap, Episode 4: 'The Blitzkrieg Button'
... easily the best title of the show's run; but sadly the Blizkrieg Button proves to be a bit of a decoy duck, both in the title and in the episode itself. «ComicsAlliance, Jan 15»
Works by Athos Menaboni, David G. Steell will be part of Ahlers …
drake widgeon drake mallard decoy duck athos menaboni david g. steell benz wood products American art collectibles & memorabilia. «ArtfixDaily, Jan 15»
Holy duck! Carving fetches almost $9K
A decoy duck carved by a Saint Anicat, Que. artist surpassed the estimated amount it was expected to bring in at auction earlier this summer. «Standard Freeholder, Sep 14»
'The Carbonaro Effect' finds 'A Waddle, A Scratch …' on Tru-TV
In the first segment, he was a clerk in a thrift shop. As a man comes to the counter, a decoy duck becomes a real duck, as he tries to convince ... «Examiner.com, May 14»
