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Definition of ducks and drakes

ducks and drakes
Drakestone Drake"stone, n. A flat stone so thrown along the surface of water as to skip from point to point before it sinks; also, the sport of so throwing stones; -- sometimes called ducks and drakes. Internal earthquakes, that, not content with one throe, run along spasmodically, like boys playing at what is called drakestone. --De Quincey.

Meaning of ducks and drakes from wikipedia

- Ducks and Drakes is a 1921 American silent comedy film produced and released by Realart Pictures, an offshoot of Paramount Pictures. It was directed by...
- children skipping s**** on the beach. In England, a 1583 text calls it "Ducks and Drakes". An early explanation of the physics of stone-skipping was provided...
- Ducks and Drakes is a 1941 comedy play by the Irish writer Molly Keane. The plot revolves around the wives of three brothers, all living on a farm while...
- tracks. Side one "Dandelion Dreams" – 4:13 "Stepping Stones" – 3:49 "Ducks and Drakes" – 3:57 "Morning Haze" – 3:05 "Waterfalls" – 3:59 Side two "Quiet Valleys"...
- produced the album Ducks and Drakes, and several EPs. Most of these releases were recorded at White House Studio in Syston, near Leicester, and produced by Mike...
- in Lady Behave, His Majesty's Theatre (July 1941) Phyllis Tree in Ducks and Drakes, Apollo Theatre (November 1941) Marthe de Brancovis in The Watch on...
- are a number of local or regional breeds, and drakes of these are commonly cross-bred with domestic ducks to produce the hybrids called mulards. The...
- Merchant and Venus, Lovers' Meeting, Line Engaged, Night Must Fall—also acting in the 1937 film version—Flare Path, Ducks and Drakes, The Winslow Boy and Watch...
- captivity to produce hybrids known as mulards ("mule ducks") because they are sterile. Muscovy drakes are commercially crossed with mallard-derived hens...
- first moult, ducks and drakes (females and males) are almost indistinguishable. After moulting, males have two or three curved tail feathers and a fainter...