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Definition of ducks and drakes noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

ducks and drakes

noun
 
/ˌdʌks ən ˈdreɪks/
 
/ˌdʌks ən ˈdreɪks/
[uncountable] (British English)
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  1. a game in which you make flat stones bounce across the surface of water
    Word Originlate 16th cent.: from the movement of the stone over the water.
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