duck decoy

noun, a living or artificial bird used to entice game into a trap or within shooting range (based on definition for ‘decoy’, AH); some duck decoys made on the Island are now valued as collector’s items due to the quality of the craftsmanship; also attributive

“I don’t know where they ever went. He had two black duck decoys sat in the archway when you went in. He made them himself. Yeah, there were quite a few different carvers on the Island, eh?”

“Uncle Len was a boat builder, a duck decoy builder…”