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DUCK'S EGG

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Dictionary entry overview: What does duck's egg mean?

• DUCK'S EGG (noun)
The noun DUCK'S EGG has 1 sense:

1. (cricket) a score of nothing by a batsman

Familiarity information: DUCK'S EGG used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• DUCK'S EGG (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

(cricket) a score of nothing by a batsman

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Synonyms:

duck's egg; duck

Hypernyms ("duck's egg" is a kind of...):

score (a number that expresses the accomplishment of a team or an individual in a game or contest)

Domain category:

cricket (a game played with a ball and bat by two teams of 11 players; teams take turns trying to score runs)

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