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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DECOY-DUCK

n.A duck employed to draw others into a net or situation to be taken.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

DECOY-DUCK

DECOY-DUCK De *coy "-duck `, n.

 

Defn: A duck used to lure wild ducks into a decoy; hence, a person employed to lure others into danger. Beau. & Fl.