ruptured duckn.

Brit.

/ˌrʌptʃəd ˈdʌk/, U.S.

/ˌrəp(t)ʃərd ˈdək/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: ruptured adj., duck n.¹

Etymology: < ruptured adj. + duck n.¹

U.S. slang (originally and chiefly Military).

1. A damaged aircraft.Several specific planes were nicknamed ‘the Ruptured Duck’, notably a B-25 that was used in the 1942 Doolittle raid on Tokyo.

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society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > aeroplane > [noun] > wrecked or damaged aircraft

wash-out1928

ruptured duck1930

1930 ‘W. W. Windstaff’ in S. Longstreet Canvas Falcons (1970) xvii. 291 I began to look for a place to bring down my ruptured duck, oil spitting in my face.

1943 Los Angeles Times 28 Apr. i. 4/2 He tied our..decoration onto the bomb load of that plane we had nicknamed the Ruptured Duck.

1989 W. J. Boyne Trophy for Eagles 102 That night Bandfield walked past the crumpled remains of the Fisk, a battered, ruptured duck.

1995 S. J. Cannell Plan (1996) xl. 230 I can't guarantee we ain't gonna prang it in a cornfield. Bird's a ruptured duck.

2003 Edmonton (Alberta) Sun (Nexis) 24 Nov. 18 ‘The horror stories are countless,’ said passenger Brian Parks of Las Vegas. ‘I'm not getting back on that ruptured duck.’

2. Also with capital initials. A nickname for the honourable discharge badge given to ex-service personnel during the Second World War (1939–45); the eagle depicted on such a badge. Cf. screaming eagle n. at screaming adj. 1b.

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society > armed hostility > military organization > insignia > [noun] > decorations or orders

Order of St Michael1530

Legion of Honour1802

clasp1813

Iron Cross1813

medal1813

star1844

Victoria Cross1856

V.C.1859

Medal of Honour1861

bar1864

yellow jacket1864

V.D.1901

Croix de Guerre1915

Military Cross1915

C.G.M.1916

Military Medal1916

pip1917

M.M.1918

purple heart1918

Maconochie Cross1919

Maconochie Medal1919

wound-stripe1919

T.D.1924

rooty gong1925

Silver Star1932

Ritterkreuz1940

Africa Star1943

ruptured duck1945

Spam medal1945

screaming eagle1946

1945 El Paso (Texas) Herald-Post 27 Sept. 1/6 They were getting that little discharge insignia known lovingly..as ‘the ruptured duck’ sewed on their uniforms.

1945 Washington Post 16 Dec. b4/7 Let the butchers set aside butter and bacon ‘For veterans only’ and hand it out to the wearers of ‘the ruptured duck’.

1955 A. Morgan Great Man 34 Just another guy in a sailor suit with a ruptured duck and a set of discharge papers.

1988 J. Woods in M. Delp et al. Contemp. Michigan Poetry 338 We wore a Ruptured Duck and other honors.

2004 L. Bogart (title) How I earned the ruptured duck: from Brooklyn to Berchtesgaden in World War II.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ruptured duck
释义	ruptured duckn. Brit. /ˌrʌptʃəd ˈdʌk/, U.S. /ˌrəp(t)ʃərd ˈdək/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: ruptured adj., duck n.¹ Etymology: < ruptured adj. + duck n.¹ U.S. slang (originally and chiefly Military). 1. A damaged aircraft.Several specific planes were nicknamed ‘the Ruptured Duck’, notably a B-25 that was used in the 1942 Doolittle raid on Tokyo. ΘΚΠ society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > aeroplane > [noun] > wrecked or damaged aircraft wash-out1928 ruptured duck1930 1930 ‘W. W. Windstaff’ in S. Longstreet Canvas Falcons (1970) xvii. 291 I began to look for a place to bring down my ruptured duck, oil spitting in my face. 1943 Los Angeles Times 28 Apr. i. 4/2 He tied our..decoration onto the bomb load of that plane we had nicknamed the Ruptured Duck. 1989 W. J. Boyne Trophy for Eagles 102 That night Bandfield walked past the crumpled remains of the Fisk, a battered, ruptured duck. 1995 S. J. Cannell Plan (1996) xl. 230 I can't guarantee we ain't gonna prang it in a cornfield. Bird's a ruptured duck. 2003 Edmonton (Alberta) Sun (Nexis) 24 Nov. 18 ‘The horror stories are countless,’ said passenger Brian Parks of Las Vegas. ‘I'm not getting back on that ruptured duck.’ 2. Also with capital initials. A nickname for the honourable discharge badge given to ex-service personnel during the Second World War (1939–45); the eagle depicted on such a badge. Cf. screaming eagle n. at screaming adj. 1b. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military organization > insignia > [noun] > decorations or orders Order of St Michael1530 Legion of Honour1802 clasp1813 Iron Cross1813 medal1813 star1844 Victoria Cross1856 V.C.1859 Medal of Honour1861 bar1864 yellow jacket1864 V.D.1901 Croix de Guerre1915 Military Cross1915 C.G.M.1916 Military Medal1916 pip1917 M.M.1918 purple heart1918 Maconochie Cross1919 Maconochie Medal1919 wound-stripe1919 T.D.1924 rooty gong1925 Silver Star1932 Ritterkreuz1940 Africa Star1943 ruptured duck1945 Spam medal1945 screaming eagle1946 1945 El Paso (Texas) Herald-Post 27 Sept. 1/6 They were getting that little discharge insignia known lovingly..as ‘the ruptured duck’ sewed on their uniforms. 1945 Washington Post 16 Dec. b4/7 Let the butchers set aside butter and bacon ‘For veterans only’ and hand it out to the wearers of ‘the ruptured duck’. 1955 A. Morgan Great Man 34 Just another guy in a sailor suit with a ruptured duck and a set of discharge papers. 1988 J. Woods in M. Delp et al. Contemp. Michigan Poetry 338 We wore a Ruptured Duck and other honors. 2004 L. Bogart (title) How I earned the ruptured duck: from Brooklyn to Berchtesgaden in World War II. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1930
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