■ noun informal an unsuccessful or useless person or thing.
Origin
from the old saying ‘never waste powder on a ~’.
DEAD DUCK
Meaning of DEAD DUCK in English
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004
■ noun informal an unsuccessful or useless person or thing.
Origin
from the old saying ‘never waste powder on a ~’.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004