So, That’s Why The Call It “Duck” Tape
For years, I had been under the impression that the term “duck” used in the description of that ubiquitous silver tape instead of the correct word “duct” was because the tape was waterproof.
Now, it turns out that the answer is not so simple. According to a story in the Daily News Miner, an Alaska online newspaper, the term “duck” comes from a corruption of the Dutch word “doek“, which means “linen canvas”.
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