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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 batsmanplay

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


 Dictionary entry details 


DUCK'S EGG (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

(cricket) a score of nothing by a batsman

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Synonyms:

duck; duck's egg

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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