10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DUCKS AND DRAKES»
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ducks and drakes in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
ducks and drakes and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A Dictionary of Anglo-American Proverbs & Proverbial ...
To play ducks and drakes (APP 112; ODEP 207; MP 188) 1893 "you have made
ducks and drakes of your share of the property." (p. 275) Harte, Bret. Sally Dows;
A Phyllis of the Sierras. New York: P. F. Collier and Son, 1893, 1887. 1894 One ...
George B. Bryan, Wolfgang Mieder, 2005
To make ducks and drakes of money = To squander it. [1585: Nomenclator, 299,
A stone throwne into the water, and making circles yer it sinke ... it is called a
ducke and a drake, and a halfe penie cake.] 1605: Chapman, ete., Eastsi. Hot, I i.
George Latimer Apperson, Martin H. Manser, Stephen J. Curtis, 2005
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What Jane Austen Ate
and Charles Dickens Knew: From Fox ...
David Copperfield's great- aunt Betsey Trotwood notes of her husband that "he
soon made ducks and drakes of what I gave him, sank lower and lower." duel—
Killing a man in a duel was murder in England. Which explains why in Phineas ...
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Duck Keeping in the Tropics
The management of female ducks and drakes To ensure that you have enough
fertile eggs, a good ratio is one drake to six female ducks in meat-type ducks. In
egg-type ducks you can put eight female ducks to one drake. If you have less ...
S. J. van der Meulen, G. den Dikken, 2004
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The Little Book of Clichés
'Ducks and drakes' is an old English name for the practice of skimming stones
across the surface of water to make them bounce as many times as possible,
perhaps conjuring up images of waterfowl scudding across the water. The
earliest ...
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Golf Balls, Boomerangs
and Asteroids: The Impact of Missiles ...
In England, the throwing of stones to make them skip in a series of leaps is
known as “playing ducks and drakes.” The origin of this term is very obscure. I
learned to play ducks and drakes on the shores of the North Sea in England. I still
have ...
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The Essential Scots Dictionary: Scots-English, English-Scots
2 (of a stone) skim along the surface of water; play at ducks and drakes.
skeetcher 1 the flat stone etc kicked in the game of peever1; the game itself. 2 a
skimming stone. 3 also skytcher a skater; an ice-skate. skeuch see skew. skew,
skyowe ...
Iseabail Macleod, Pauline Cairns, 2004
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The Sportsman's Dictionary: Or The Gentleman's Companion: ...
Upon the brink of the water, when all is ready, take the ducks and drakes, and
place the first in this manner : tie some ot them before your net, and as many
behind at Y, by the legs, but so that they may swim up and down, eating such
grain or ...
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The Sportsman's Dictionary; Or, The Gentleman's Companion ...
Upon the brink of the water, when all is ready, take the ducks and drakes, and
place the first in this manner : tie some of them before your net, and as many
behind at Y, by the legs, but (o that they may swim up and down, eating such
grain or ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DUCKS AND DRAKES»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
ducks and drakes is used in the context of the following news items.
Why Ennis loophole must be closed
League Central needs to hose down this dangerous game of ducks and drakes before it gets any further off the ground, and while they're at it ... «Fox Sports, Jun 15»
Can India board Kabul Express?
... merciless assaults that its interest lies in an unstable Afghanistan where it can keep playing ducks and drakes with the Taliban and the rest. «The Asian Age, Jun 15»
Rana Kapoor will go to any extent to deny us our rights: Shagun …
In case of Ravish Chopra, the court observes, "To play ducks and drakes like this with director appointments is entirely impermissible. Kapoor ... «Economic Times, Jun 15»
In memory of Benazir Bhutto
... extremists unlike two previous chiefs who played ducks and drakes with the terrorists romping in the country putting to shred writ of the state. «Daily Times, Jun 15»
Man to stand trial accused of Sligo rape
Judge Kilrane convicted Clarke and said he was "playing ducks and drakes." "Well that's your opinion," said Clarke. "Time to put an end to this ... «Sligo Champion, Jun 15»
England cricket legend Devon Malcolm backs Plush CC's Dawn To …
TV star Martin Clunes pledges support for Ducks and Drakes Cancer Trust to highlight bowel cancer risk for young people ... «Blackmore Vale Magazine, Jun 15»
Callum Mills will miss the under-18 national championships with a …
It's a good system and a circuit breaker for those discussions when recruiters think the academy club's are up to ducks and drakes with players, ... «The Daily Telegraph, Jun 15»
Rugby: Dorchester launch 'Rugbyathon' fundraising event
... Julia's House Hospice, the Wooden Spoon Society, the Matt Hampson Trust, Dorset & Somerset Air Ambulance and Ducks and Drakes. «Dorset Echo, Jun 15»
India Has Been Plain Lucky
... beginning with Desai and ending with the somnolent Deve Gowda, to play ducks and drakes with the country. The problem of international ... «Swarajya, Jun 15»
Dorchester Rugby Club launches charity fundraiser
... Julias House Hospice, The Wooden Spoon Society, The Matt Hampson Trust, The Dorset & Somerset Air Ambulance and Ducks and Drakes, ... «Blackmore Vale Magazine, Jun 15»
