DUCKS AND DRAKES


Meaning of DUCKS AND DRAKES in English

noun

[ U ] ( BrE ) a game in which you make flat stones bounce across the surface of water

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WORD ORIGIN

late 16th cent.: from the movement of the stone over the water.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.