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blue duck noun- a failure, a flop AUSTRALIA, 1895
- It may prove to be another blue duck, of course, but if there’s to be another rush it means an immediate local market for the cattle. — Mary Durack, Kings in Grass Castles, p. 284, 1959
- rain or fog NEW ZEALAND
- Another expression for a hopeless day when rain or fog prevents any chance of mustering is a blue duck. — David McLeod, New Zealand High Country, p. 43, 1951
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