Robert Christy, comp. Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages. 1887.

Duck

A duck will not always dabble in the same water.

It is no sign of a duck’s nest to see fedders on de fence.African American.

Like the conversation of ducks, nothing but wah-wah.Turkish.

They follow each other like ducks in a gutter.

Young ducks may be auld geese.