ducks and drakes Syllabification: (ducks and drakes)Definition of ducks and drakes noun a game of throwing flat stones so that they skim along the surface of water. Phrases play ducks and drakes with trifle with; treat frivolously. Origin: late 16th century: from the movement of the stone over the waterducks and drakes in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of ducks and drakes in the British & World English dictionary
