01 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; --…
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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. Also: ducks and drakes“Internal earthquakes, that, not content with one throe, run along spasmodically, like boys playing at what is called drakestone.” — De Quincey.