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Meaning of decoy-duck | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A duck used to lure wild ducks into a decoy.
  2. One employed to lure others into danger.
    broadly, figuratively

Examples

“if you give any credit to this jugling rascal, you are worse than simple widgins, and will be drawn into the net by this decoy-duck, this tame cheater.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Decoyed decoyer Decoying decoyinine decoyman Decoys

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