rubber ducky

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rubber ducky (plural rubber duckies)

  1. (informal) A rubber duck (bath toy).
    • 1966, Niven McCrie, Richard Noske, Birds of the Darwin Region, Clayton South: CSIRO Publishing, page 301:
      With a squeaky song remarkably reminiscent of a ‘rubber ducky’, the Dusky Myzomela is easily distinguished from other small honeyeaters by its uniform grey-brown coloration, lacking any markings or other colour on the wing or head.
  2. (amateur radio, slang) A small, flexible fixed-length antenna covered with a vinyl or rubber coating, frequently used with a handy talkie or other portable radio equipment.
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