German duck

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Named "German" as a favourite dish among German sugar-bakers in London's East End.

Noun[edit]

German duck

  1. (obsolete) A sheep's head stewed with onions.

References[edit]

  • John Camden Hotten (1873) The Slang Dictionary