ducking verbal noun¹. ['dʌkɪŋ] M16.
[from DUCK verb + -ING¹.]
The action of DUCK verb.

Comb.:
ducking-pond noun¹ Hist. a pond into which offenders were ducked; ducking-stool Hist. a chair at the end of a rising and falling pole, formerly used to duck scolds and other offenders in water.

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ducking noun². ['dʌkɪŋ] L16.
[from DUCK noun¹ + -ING¹.]
The catching, hunting, or shooting of wild ducks.

Comb.:
ducking-pond noun² a pond on which ducks may be hunted or shot.

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ducking noun³. ['dʌkɪŋ] E19.
[from DUCK noun³ + -ING³.]
= DUCK noun³.

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