duckish n also duckies pl. EDD duck sb⁴ ['a form of dusk'] var duckest, duckish IW Do D; ADD ~ n 2 Nfld. Dusk, twilight. Some uses may be interpreted as adjectival.
   1896 J A Folklore ix, 28 Twilight is expressed as 'between the duckies.' 1909 BROWNE xxii During the day we kept the land aboard; and between 'dark and duckish' (the fishermen's term for twilight), another light peered out of the gloom. 1919 GRENFELL¹ 85 The wind veered as the sun sank, and 'headed' us continually. The northern current was running strong, and it was just 'duckish' when at last we entered the creek. 1924 ENGLAND 160 When it come duckish [dusk], de wind chopped to de nar-narwest, wonnerful sharp. T 89-64 'Twas in fall o' the year, in duckish, th' evening. 1970 Evening Telegram 17 June, p. 2 Perchance I took myself to the top of Signal Hill yesterday just at duckish. 1975 ibid 23 Aug, p. 14 Coming on duckish, I looked up over the hill and swore I could see someone rooting in the potato patch.

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