A pastime of throwing flat stones across water so as to make them bounce off the surface.
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- (noun) A pastime of throwing flat stones across water so as to make them bounce off the surface.
- (noun) Squandering of resources, especially money; used in expressions like "to make ducks and drakes of", "to play (at) ducks and drakes with".
Meanings
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noun A pastime of throwing flat stones across water so as to make them bounce off the surface.
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noun Squandering of resources, especially money; used in expressions like "to make ducks and drakes of", "to play (at) ducks and drakes with".
Synonyms
drakestoning
squandering
stone skiffing
stone skimming
stone skipping
wasting
Summary
A pastime of throwing flat stones across water so as to make them bounce off the surface.
- (noun) A pastime of throwing flat stones across water so as to make them bounce off the surface.
- (noun) Squandering of resources, especially money; used in expressions like "to make ducks and drakes of", "to play (at) ducks and drakes with".
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