noun
Duckworth
DUHK-wuhth
noun
1
A surname of English origin.
"The Duckworth-Lewis method is used to adjust cricket targets in rain-shortened matches."
How to Use Duckworth
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishAn English surname, best known from the cricket scoring method named after Frank Duckworth.
Word Forms
Duckworths plural
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Etymology
A habitational surname from a place in Lancashire, from Old English duce ("duck") + worth ("enclosure").