| 单词 | drake |
| 例句 | We threw more stones, went to the water’s edge, flung ducks and drakes, and fished for driftwood. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z The trout here go wild each summer during the river’s famed hatch of green drake mayflies, but this year’s drought had spurred the insects to arrive early, and we missed the frenzy. Casting in Colorado, Away From the Crowds 2012-08-22T19:37:27Z No one can question my involvement in drakes career. Drake Producer Defends Him Against Meek Mill's Ghostwriting Claims 2015-07-23T04:00:00Z Look who just made a sneaky appearance on stage with @rihanna …it's only @drake! Rihanna Performs 'Work' with Drake at the Brit Awards 2016-02-24T05:00:00Z Thankfully for me drake isn't just a rapper. Drake Producer Defends Him Against Meek Mill's Ghostwriting Claims 2015-07-23T04:00:00Z I can't count the hours that myself and drake have spent writing producing and recording music. Drake Producer Defends Him Against Meek Mill's Ghostwriting Claims 2015-07-23T04:00:00Z Several big names joined the chorus: "That new aaliyah/drake beat sounds like my first beat in reason," complained Flying Lotus. Aaliyah's family deny involvement in posthumous album 2012-08-08T12:01:33Z I look among the other ducks for the drake but can't see her, remembering that this species, Aix galericulata, is an enduring Chinese symbol of fidelity and marital harmony. Esther Woolfson's urban nature diary 2013-02-01T10:00:02Z “If someone wants to be upset that drake made a great album, go for it, get mad all day lol!” Drake Producer Defends Him Against Meek Mill's Ghostwriting Claims 2015-07-23T04:00:00Z After spending almost a month receiving treatment, including two surgeries and antibiotics, the drake, or male, mallard was cleared this week to leave, according to a Facebook post from the wildlife center. Mallard that was shot with an arrow is released after recovering in Orange County 2023-04-28T04:00:00Z When the sun hit the water and green drake mayflies began dancing on the surface, a fish lower in the pool began feeding on top. Trout abound around Fernie, British Columbia 2022-08-13T04:00:00Z Y’all thinking I pushed my album back because drake is comedy. Joey Badass accuses Delta Air Lines of breaking his recording equipment 2022-07-20T04:00:00Z This was more than two years ago, before the pandemic, and Price, a sex educator, was watching the filming of “jessica drake’s Guide to Wicked Sex: Senior Sex.” The Joys (and Challenges) of Sex After 70 2022-01-12T05:00:00Z Another person simply asked, “How do you boo drake?” Drake responds after being booed offstage at Camp Flog Gnaw 2019-11-12T05:00:00Z One user simply asked, “How do you boo drake?” Drake booed offstage at Camp Flog Gnaw, and Tyler, the Creator responds 2019-11-11T05:00:00Z I changed to a green drake pattern, cast near where it had splashed and soon landed my first cutt of the trip. Trout abound around Fernie, British Columbia 2022-08-13T04:00:00Z Nobody: Absolutely nobody: Anthony Joshua: Bout to break the drake curse. Drake curse claims another victim in Anthony Joshua 2019-06-02T04:00:00Z “He’s not using lube,” Price whispered to drake, the film’s director, who nodded. The Joys (and Challenges) of Sex After 70 2022-01-12T05:00:00Z The ducklings, the drakes, the mallards, the hens, All the ducks in a row, our fine feathered friends. ‘It Was a Cold, Drizzly Sunday Morning in 1973, and I Was at the Jon Vie Bakery’ 2019-03-25T04:00:00Z West wrote “So drake if anything happens to me or anyone from my family you are the first suspect - So cut the tough talk.” Kanye reignites Drake feud on Twitter, alleges threats 2018-12-14T05:00:00Z If the green drake didn’t work, the ant did. Trout abound around Fernie, British Columbia 2022-08-13T04:00:00Z West wrote “So drake if anything happens to me or anyone from my family you are the first suspect – So cut the tough talk.” Kanye reignites Drake feud on Twitter, alleges threats 2018-12-14T05:00:00Z “For now, cover her back up,” drake told Galen warmly. The Joys (and Challenges) of Sex After 70 2022-01-12T05:00:00Z And there wasn’t a dry eye in the place when the officiant pronounced them drake and duck. Getting teed off despite a hole-in-one 2016-11-01T04:00:00Z “You want the perfect drake, the perfect hen,” he said. The Stamp That’s Dividing Birders, Hunters and Conservationists 2016-04-06T04:00:00Z “It’s always a challenge to get a new species,” said Feiock, who remains on the lookout for a drake canvasback. Duck blinds a haven for hunters at Presque Isle 2015-10-28T04:00:00Z “Stop comparing drake to me too.... He don't write his own raps! That's why he ain't tweet my album because we found out!” Meek Mill slams Drake, accuses him of using ghostwriters 2015-07-22T04:00:00Z Sometimes property owners want the ducklings, hen and drake relocated. Making way for ducklings, all over Washington 2015-06-15T04:00:00Z What started as a bizarre 1973 tale of a grumpy anthropomorphic drake surviving in an otherwise normal human world eventually became one of the biggest bombs in film history. Howard the Duck has officially made a comeback 2014-11-21T05:00:00Z The horse that was damaged is sponsored by the Drake Hotel, and is painted in the style of a golden dragon--drake also means a type of dragon--which is the Drake Hotel's logo. Man charged after damaging police memorial horse statue 2014-10-13T04:00:00Z When a flock of birds arrive, drakes are attracted to the pond. Bird hunters 'emptying Afghan skies' 2013-07-30T00:38:33Z —When a man squanders his fortune, he is said in vulgar parlance to "make ducks and drakes of his money." Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 113, December 27, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. 2012-04-23T02:00:31.657Z His drake had been his pet for years, I won’t guess how many. Voices from the Past 2012-04-19T02:00:30.787Z "You are turning against the money he left, which is the same thing, wanting to make ducks and drakes of it." Mildred Arkell, Volume II (of 3) A Novel 2012-04-06T02:00:29.933Z The drakes have some of the brilliant tints of the English mallard, and the neck and head are a rich velvet brown, while the breast-feathers are beautifully spangled. Australian Pictures Drawn with Pen and Pencil 2012-04-02T02:00:28.873Z Certain forms of cannon were called both dragons and drakes. The Grotesque in Church Art 2012-03-27T02:00:18.973Z My trustee has made ducks and drakes of my property, or rather bulls and bears. The King's Stratagem and Other Stories 2012-03-22T02:00:40.343Z The male is almost as much disproportionately larger than the female as the Musk drake is in comparison with his mate. Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. 2012-03-21T02:00:35.167Z Meredith laughed and said it was all "grand times;" and then he got up and strolled along by the water, picking up flat stones and making ducks and drakes on the smooth, river surface. Pine Needles 2012-02-20T03:00:19.367Z The cunning old soldier had settled long ago that the spouse of his daughter should not make ducks and drakes of her broad pieces, at least without her full consent. The Maid of Honour, Vol. 1 (of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France 2012-02-15T03:00:38.533Z His wife fully intended that he should have ample means to play ducks and drakes with, but, surrounded as he was by a bad entourage, he must not be permitted to be master. The Maid of Honour (Vol. 3 of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France 2012-02-14T03:00:29.027Z Then, in the still water, unless he should chance upon a hiding-place, the drake would soon be forced to come to the top for breath, and those throttling talons would instantly close upon his neck. Hoof and Claw 2012-01-28T03:00:27.507Z Mallard is fairly plentiful in the rivers, and you may see flocks sleeping away the day-hours on the flats, and recognize them by the longitudinally marked plumage of the drakes. Cornwall 2012-01-20T03:00:16.790Z During the four preceding years his son-in-law had "made ducks and drakes" of his ancestral possessions. Sir Thomas Urquhart of Cromartie, Knight 2012-01-19T03:00:21.953Z The destroyer flotilla being so small, it is not surprising that the German submarines were making ducks and drakes of it. The Victory At Sea 2012-01-17T03:00:15.547Z The fox when he came to the farmer's gate, Whom should he see but the farmer's drake; "I love you well for your master's sake, And long to be picking your bones, e-ho!" The Big Book of Nursery Rhymes 2012-01-15T03:00:17.137Z The drake was suspicious of men, though he did not greatly fear them, as he and his rank-fleshed tribe were not interesting to the hunters. Hoof and Claw 2012-01-28T03:00:27.507Z The ideal civilization which plays ducks and drakes, not with space, but with time, is safer. The Critical Game 2012-01-05T03:00:38.527Z The drake has a longer bill, neck and body, with a more upright carriage. Natural and Artificial Duck Culture 2012-01-04T03:00:33.923Z Before he finished making ducks and drakes of the property she succeeded in depriving him judicially of its control, and having it made over to her. The Fourth Estate, vol.1 2011-12-25T03:00:10.170Z He let off his gun, but he fired too soon, And the drake flew away with a quack, quack, quack. The Big Book of Nursery Rhymes 2012-01-15T03:00:17.137Z The spot where all this happened was perhaps a hundred yards below that dead tree upon whose outthrust naked branch the splendid merganser drake was making his meal. Hoof and Claw 2012-01-28T03:00:27.507Z When he did not, the little red devil played ducks and drakes with him and his prospects. The Lash 2011-12-20T03:00:32.457Z J. RANKIN: Sir— The drake and duck arrived on Friday, P.M. in the very finest of shape. Natural and Artificial Duck Culture 2012-01-04T03:00:33.923Z Higher and higher rose the moon, flooding the land with light; there isn’t a sound to be heard, save the buzz of insect, the call of wild drake, or the mournful cry of the owl. Wild Adventures in Wild Places 2011-12-12T03:00:22.477Z The drake was a-swimming, with his curly tail; The little man made it his mark, mark, mark. The Big Book of Nursery Rhymes 2012-01-15T03:00:17.137Z The wily drake had plunged with the plunge of the fall itself, and was now darting onward at a safe depth. Hoof and Claw 2012-01-28T03:00:27.507Z Shame upon you, ducks and drakes, geese and turkeys that you are! The Legend of Ulenspiegel, Volume I (of 2) And Lamme Goedzak, and their Adventures Heroical, Joyous and Glorious in the Land of Flanders and Elsewhere 2011-12-10T03:00:17.800Z Easton, Mass.: Dear Sir— I overlooked writing you in regard to the drakes. Natural and Artificial Duck Culture 2012-01-04T03:00:33.923Z When there is any work to be done the selfish, dandified drakes go off by themselves, leaving the entire care of raising the family to their mates. Birds Every Child Should Know 2011-12-08T03:00:24.887Z At his cry the ducks and drakes would come waddling up to him with loud quacks; he used always to march in the most stately manner about two yards ahead of them. The Animal Story Book 2011-12-06T03:00:25.427Z Just as he made his cast, he saw the fleeing drake and the pursuing hawk come round the bend. Hoof and Claw 2012-01-28T03:00:27.507Z I killed a single Scoter drake as late as April 13th, and was shown as a curiosity a Cormorant which had been killed by some fishermen on the river a day or two before. Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration 2011-12-05T03:00:38.980Z The past season, one of our drakes weighed 9-1/2 pounds, dressed, at 10 weeks old. Natural and Artificial Duck Culture 2012-01-04T03:00:33.923Z I tendered to my hostess the corpse of the drake, with abject apologies and explanations. Further Experiences of an Irish R.M. 2011-11-24T03:00:44.527Z To go to the train to meet the lecturer, and there to get a message through the guard that he was unavoidably detained in the South, holding an inquest on the remains of a drake. Contemporary One-Act Plays 2011-11-12T03:00:36.860Z The drake, unrealizing that the dreadful chase was done, sped onward beneath the surface till he could go without breath no longer. Hoof and Claw 2012-01-28T03:00:27.507Z In May we found them singly, those shot then being all drakes rising from small sedgy pools. Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration 2011-12-05T03:00:38.980Z I think I will send for one more drake. Natural and Artificial Duck Culture 2012-01-04T03:00:33.923Z Scraps of English here and there presently told me that the talk had centred itself upon the tragedy of the drake. Further Experiences of an Irish R.M. 2011-11-24T03:00:44.527Z The first thing he did was to play ducks and drakes with his fortune. Plays: Lady Frederick, The Explorer, A Man of Honor 2011-11-11T03:00:30.420Z To be exact, in fishing with a floating fly it is only right to use copies of insects that will float, mostly drakes. The Determined Angler and the Brook Trout an anthological volume of trout fishing, trout histories, trout lore, trout resorts, and trout tackle 2011-10-28T02:00:26.687Z A bright-winged drake paid first tribute, and two more from "the brown" fall to the left. Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration 2011-12-05T03:00:38.980Z Later in the season, when many of the ducks are off duty from a desire to incubate, the proportion should be about one drake to ten ducks. Natural and Artificial Duck Culture 2012-01-04T03:00:33.923Z The second verse of the drake's elegy ceased at its first line. Further Experiences of an Irish R.M. 2011-11-24T03:00:44.527Z You're playing ducks and drakes with mother and father and your education in order to have what we call a 'good time.' The Sins of the Children A Novel 2011-10-09T02:00:27.520Z They are the innkeeper’s Rouens, and that splendid drake is very proud indeed. The Island of Gold A Sailor's Yarn 2011-10-03T02:00:28.483Z The quill end of each feather is placed in the hollow of a goose’s wing-bone embossed with the beautiful iridescent neck-skin of a drake, and the whole forms an imposing ornament. Indian Scout Talks A Guide for Boy Scouts and Camp Fire Girls 2011-09-11T02:00:11.207Z Be particular about this, as the eggs will be much more fertile if a part of the drakes are removed. Natural and Artificial Duck Culture 2012-01-04T03:00:33.923Z Some stood by the edge of the water, for the oak was within a few yards of the New Sea, and alternately made ducks and drakes, and turned to contradict their friends. Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z I saw much of that old drake’s territory. The Women of the Confederacy 2011-08-05T02:00:53.333Z The male of the common wild duck is called the mallard, and soon after his brown duck begins to sit the drake moults the whole of its flight feathers. The Confessions of a Poacher 2011-08-05T02:00:44.470Z Then he took from his waistcoat two peppercorns, and made the old drake swallow them, and tried him softly on his legs, where the leading gap in the hedge was. School Reading by Grades Sixth Year 2011-07-31T02:00:11.420Z Let it be here understood that a man who keeps but one drake and a few ducks is breeding-in fast. Natural and Artificial Duck Culture 2012-01-04T03:00:33.923Z “The bullet went duck and drake; I saw it.” Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z It was the only drake or fowl of any kind I ever heard of being left by Sherman’s bummers. The Women of the Confederacy 2011-08-05T02:00:53.333Z “Five hundred pounds of my savings went—lent money—for him to make ducks and drakes!” The Story of Antony Grace 2011-07-27T02:00:35.717Z Then in the golden and scarlet brightness of autumn the departing wood drake rests on the roof to preen his plumage, and later the dusky duck swims on its watery lawn. In New England Fields and Woods 2011-07-27T02:00:26.953Z Either the drakes or the ducks ought to be satisfactory to any reasonable person. Natural and Artificial Duck Culture 2012-01-04T03:00:33.923Z Hers was as clear a case of a winged thing that can soar married to a Muscovy drake as ever I saw. Throckmorton 2011-07-25T02:00:15.900Z The late Baronet had, as it was well known, an unpleasant habit of making ducks and drakes of his money. Crying for the Light, Vol. 3 [of 3] or Fifty Years Ago 2011-07-23T02:00:11.900Z Amongst other military weapons of destruction, they brought a drake, which they planted under poor Robin's chamber-window, to be shot off at nine o'clock at night, for a warning for all people to repair home. Amusing Prose Chap Books 2011-06-27T02:01:05.043Z Up from the pond marched the whole family of ducks, led single file by the old black drake. The Cave by the Beech Fork A Story of Kentucky?1815 2011-05-07T02:00:28.747Z At two months old the duck may be distinguished by her coarse quack, the drake by a fine, rasping noise, and later on by the curled feathers in his tail. Natural and Artificial Duck Culture 2012-01-04T03:00:33.923Z His fathers had played ducks and drakes with the family funds, which were reduced to nothing or little better than nothing. Royal Highness 2011-05-05T02:00:22.363Z Colourful-billed mallard ducks have fewer STDs A drake's bill colour communicates information about its sexual health Ducks use bill colour to determine a potential mates' sexual health, according to scientists. Ducks' bill colour gives STD clue 2011-04-13T08:45:40Z I had a fly sent me some years past, by McPherson Grant, about the size of C or drake size, with which he killed a salmon, twenty pounds weight, in the Spey. Blacker's Art of Fly Making, &c. Comprising Angling, & Dyeing of Colours, with Engravings of Salmon & Trout Flies 2011-04-04T02:00:10.823Z Jack Sprat took his gun, And went to the brook, He shot at the drake, But he killed the duck. Popular Rhymes and Nursery Tales A Sequel to the Nursery Rhymes of England 2011-04-01T02:00:34.340Z Answer.—We have had drakes to tip the scales at 13 pounds each, though this is somewhat rare. Natural and Artificial Duck Culture 2012-01-04T03:00:33.923Z They want to be rid of me so that my dutiful daughter and son-in-law may play ducks and drakes with my fortune! The Sword of Honor, volumes 1 & 2 or The Foundation of the French Republic, A Tale of The French Revolution 2011-03-21T02:00:09.090Z Armin Veh, a fellow flightless drake after announcing his intended departure as Hamburg manager at the end of the season last week, sadly did not manage to go out on a high. Bayern, Hamburg, S04, Wolfsburg in running for most chaotic club award 2011-03-14T12:26:04Z I don’t know why, though, unless, like all young men, he wanted to make ducks and drakes of his cash.” The Haute Noblesse A Novel 2011-03-10T03:00:50.577Z The drake was swimming With his curly tail, Jack Sprat came to shoot him, But happened to fail; He let off his gun, But missing his mark, The drake flew away, Crying, "Quack, quack, quack." Popular Rhymes and Nursery Tales A Sequel to the Nursery Rhymes of England 2011-04-01T02:00:34.340Z South Easton, Mass.: Dear Sir— Your shipment of one duck and one drake came to hand today, and they are a fine pair of birds. Natural and Artificial Duck Culture 2012-01-04T03:00:33.923Z The bright colorings of the drakes, the beautiful archings of their necks, and their graceful movements on the water held us for a moment in silent admiration. Neighbours 2011-03-05T03:00:27.277Z Their wings whistled down to him, and it seemed to him that the drake stretched down his bright green head for a better look. The Strength of the Pines 2011-02-25T03:01:03.770Z The story of the drake’s furnishing down, after the duck’s supply is exhausted is a fiction. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 2 "Ehud" to "Electroscope" 2011-01-29T03:00:23.777Z He brought it to Joan, Who a fire did make To roast the fat duck, While Jack went for the drake. Popular Rhymes and Nursery Tales A Sequel to the Nursery Rhymes of England 2011-04-01T02:00:34.340Z South Easton, Mass.: Dear Sir— The drake and two ducks you shipped to me on the 26th inst. arrived this evening, and are apparently in very good "trim" after their four days' journey. Natural and Artificial Duck Culture 2012-01-04T03:00:33.923Z Then the maiden stopped, again uttered a spell, and was at once transformed into a pond, whilst the count swam upon its waters under the figure of a drake. Fairy Tales From all Nations 2011-01-16T03:00:21.797Z The little hen ensconced herself in a comfortable corner, and the drake nestled close by her; the hare lay at her feet, and the gander and turkey on either side. The Pobratim A Slav Novel 2011-01-11T03:00:27.460Z Hussonnet, at the lower end of the river's bank, went making ducks and drakes over the water. Sentimental Education Vol 1 2011-01-04T03:01:07.467Z A duck and a drake, And a white penny cake. Popular Rhymes and Nursery Tales A Sequel to the Nursery Rhymes of England 2011-04-01T02:00:34.340Z One point here I wish to emphasize particularly and that is in the selection of drakes. Natural and Artificial Duck Culture 2012-01-04T03:00:33.923Z The son's to make ducks and drakes of the fortune the father earns by the sweat of his brow. The Pioneers 2010-12-20T17:12:11.787Z "For we are six, we are six," echoed the drake. The Pobratim A Slav Novel 2011-01-11T03:00:27.460Z Off went the servant to the fowl-yard and Ivan after her; she put a duck under her arm, but Ivan hid a drake in his bosom, and they came back the same way. Russian Fairy Tales From the Skazki of Polevoi 2010-12-20T17:11:44.353Z "This is another step in the right direction of transparent pension accounting and reduces the scope for people to play ducks and drakes," he said. Pension rules will hit profits and force final-salary scheme closures ? KPMG 2010-04-29T17:02:00Z As a consequence, we always select our February hatched drakes for breeding purposes. Natural and Artificial Duck Culture 2012-01-04T03:00:33.923Z An' it again repeated its words—'The hour but not the man has come;' an' then, flashing through the water like a drake, it disappeared in the lower pool. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 7 After some cackling the little drake joined the tourists, notwithstanding the gurgling of the turkey and the hissing of the gander. The Pobratim A Slav Novel 2011-01-11T03:00:27.460Z He went on and on till he came to a little pond, and in the pond was swimming a bob-tailed drake. Russian Fairy Tales From the Skazki of Polevoi 2010-12-20T17:11:44.353Z From him descends the family Lindenroth, which in memory of this mighty contest carries a drake on its coat of arms. Beowulf An Introduction to the Study of the Poem with a Discussion of the Stories of Offa and Finn Well, the drake got shot for a wild one, and if you’ll believe it, the poor little duck was that inconsolable it would have brought tears to your eyes. The Valiants of Virginia They walked over the grass uphill and ran down through the cool dells of oak trees, down towards the glassy ponds to play 'ducks and drakes' in the flickering weather. Sinister Street, vol. 1 The worst of it was, that the little drake insisted on discussing his theories and trying to make proselytes. The Pobratim A Slav Novel 2011-01-11T03:00:27.460Z Then the drake came out of the water and climbed up on the bank, waddling from side to side. Russian Fairy Tales From the Skazki of Polevoi 2010-12-20T17:11:44.353Z She may be led again to make ducks and drakes of her money by another Weston. Rockhaven So at last Chalmers got another drake, the handsomest he could find, and trotted him out to please her. The Valiants of Virginia "Why he is making ducks and drakes of my old friend's fortune." Wait and Hope A Plucky Boy's Luck It has been so long since you have played ducks and drakes with a man that I really believed you had reformed. The Bachelors A Novel What, my drake, the law will give me. A Select Collection of Old English Plays Volume 14 of 15 I suppose he made ducks and drakes of it with that exploring fad, and travelling in India and such places. Shadows of Flames A Novel "More ducks than drakes," put in the sententious miller. The White Plumes of Navarre A Romance of the Wars of Religion At this season the Rouen drake assumes a plumage resembling quite closely that of the female. Ducks and Geese I have indicated elsewhere her skill in endowing the part with poetry and imaginative force without making ducks and drakes of the traditions. Interpreters Now the drake came up, and he thought the little singing bird was a sparrow. Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales Second Series I hope it is not a drake, for then I shall have some ducks' eggs. Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales First Series He has simply gone from bad to worse, and would make ducks and drakes of the lot. The Triumph of Hilary Blachland The white which occurs in breast is more likely to come in ducks and is not commonly found in the drakes. Ducks and Geese Sometimes with a duck and drake sort of progression they skipped along over the top of the pool and sought the dry land. Sporting Scenes amongst the Kaffirs of South Africa Let us think of getting something to satisfy our hunger," said the drake; "that's the most important business. Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales Second Series His hooked beak, his flat head, his strong, thick, smoothly modelled neck, were outstretched in a rigid line like those of the drake. The Haunters of the Silences A Book of Animal Life I don’t want him to come here and play ducks and drakes with what I have taken a lifetime to build up—and not easily either—and to bring scandal on my name and memory. The Triumph of Hilary Blachland There is a tendency for the bill of drakes, which should be black, to be too light or olive in color and this tendency increases with age. Ducks and Geese I write of them as merry gentlemen because this fornight agone I had been watching them make ducks and drakes of their savings. Seeds of Pine He went to a masquerade every night, made kites out of five-pound notes, and threw pieces of gold into the sea instead of stones, making ducks and drakes of them. Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales Second Series The line of the drake's flight began to slope toward earth. The Haunters of the Silences A Book of Animal Life "He will make ducks and drakes of her fortune," said they. A Soldier's Trial An Episode of the Canteen Crusade Avoid also breeders showing mottled or green bills in females and black bean in the bill of drakes. Ducks and Geese O'Driscoll drove with a song, The wild duck and the drake, From the tall and the tufted reeds Of the drear Hart Lake. The Wind Among the Reeds They were proudly led by a drake, whose restless neck, with its brilliant prismatic hues, shone like a cluster of oriental gems in the glow of the morning sun. The Pearl of India The drake was now about a hundred yards ahead of the great hawk, and flying at perhaps ninety miles an hour under the mere impulse of his desire to reach the other estuary. The Haunters of the Silences A Book of Animal Life Colonel Leveson, unconscious of this treachery, came according to arrangement to Rushall, but instead of finding an easy entrance, had two “drakes,” or small cannons, fired upon him, killing a number of his troops. The Annals of Willenhall Not much trouble is experienced in the bill of drakes which as a rule comes good. Ducks and Geese We male creatures—drakes, ganders, and men alike—what are we, when affection pleads, in comparison with females! Recreations of Christopher North, Volume I (of 2) With her pretty hands, now craving money and now throwing it to the four winds, she made ducks and drakes of men's fortunes. Their Son; The Necklace The movement did not seem swift, yet it easily caught the drake in the midst of his flight. The Haunters of the Silences A Book of Animal Life If the gobbler Evan plotted against could only have known how safe his neck was he would have put all the roosters in the barnyard out of business, and whetted his bill for the drake. A Canadian Bankclerk Avoid any grayish stippling on the breast of the drake and also on the wing-bows. Ducks and Geese The parent duck has also disappeared; the drake you disposed of, Hamish, as the coward was lifting up his lumbering body, with fat doup and long neck in the air, to seek safer skies. Recreations of Christopher North, Volume I (of 2) He let off his gun, But missing the mark, The drake flew away Crying "Quack, quack, quack." Cole's Funny Picture Book No. 1 The drake's wings whistled upon the wind, a strange shrill note, as of terror and despair. The Haunters of the Silences A Book of Animal Life The drake does not assist in sitting on the eggs, and the female is left in the lurch in the same manner as the Partridge. Birds, Illustrated by Color Photography, Vol. 2, No. 1 July 1897 Where this is the case it becomes necessary to mate a smaller number of females to a drake than would be the case with smaller and younger breeders. Ducks and Geese And, as somebody said, the two nephews very soon made ‘ducks and drakes’ of the whole fortune.” Dave Porter and His Double Or, The Disapperarance of the Basswood Fortune Jack Sprat took his gun, And went to the brook; He shot at the drake, But he killed the duck. Cole's Funny Picture Book No. 1 It was not long before he had not only squandered his own fortune, but was playing ducks and drakes with every penny that she gained by her art and her untiring industry. Vigée Le Brun In vain did another handsome drake endeavor to console her for her loss. Birds, Illustrated by Color Photography, Vol. 1, No. 1 January, 1897 The drakes of the best color do not as a rule fade or become mottled to any great extent with age. Ducks and Geese You may have some of them left, but it looks as if you'd made ducks and drakes of them, like any petty rascal in the hands of the Employees' Insurance Company. The Quality of Mercy The drake was swimming With his curly tail, Jack Sprat came to soot him, But happened to fail. Cole's Funny Picture Book No. 1 Look at that pretty drake that was brought to us by the merchants in trade with the far East. The Cat of Bubastes A Tale of Ancient Egypt You flatten down all a man's character; for nothing shows that more than the feathers and drakes' tails, the artful artlessness, or revolutionary tumult of his hair. Select Conversations with an Uncle (Now Extinct) And Two Other Reminiscences The drakes will weigh from 2� to 3 pounds and the ducks from 2 to 2� pounds. Ducks and Geese Where, oh where, is the Great Seal, with which he played ducks and drakes in the Thames? The Confessions of a Caricaturist, Vol. 1 He bought it home to Joan, Who a fire did make, To roast the fat duck While Jack went for the drake. Cole's Funny Picture Book No. 1 The drake had gone to sail, With his nice curly tail, The little man made it his mark, mark, mark. Pinafore Palace “We don’t care a straw,” said the old blue drake, “If you line all your nests with sole leather.” Our Young Folks at Home and Abroad Sometimes a drake will show a rough neck, that is, the feathers on the back of the neck will be crossed or folded over showing a tendency to curl. Ducks and Geese "I could go over whenever I liked, or you needed me, and you could come to me to see that I wasn't making ducks and drakes of the property," he said. Lippincott's Magazine, September, 1885 Outside the Colonel beckoned to a ragged urchin who was playing ducks and drakes with his naked toes. The Wild Geese But he let off his gun, And he fired too soon, So the drake flew away with a quack, quack, quack. Pinafore Palace Pussie and Kittie strolled out one day Into the garden to walk and play; They rolled on the grass, and jumped so high That the old drake "quacked" as he passed by. Harper's Young People, July 20, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly These farms usually secure drakes for breeding from sources outside their own flocks each year but the usual practice is to exchange drakes with some other commercial grower. Ducks and Geese In the construction of the nest and the accumulation of the eggs no interest whatever was displayed by the splendid drake. The Backwoodsmen “She was making ducks and drakes of it; but it is safe enough now.” The School Queens We next come to the question of the proportion of drakes to ducks. Wild Ducks How to Rear and Shoot Them As soon as he heard the drake's lament, His head on mischief was quickly bent. Harper's Young People, July 20, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly White feathers in the fluff of the drake is another color defect which must be guarded against. Ducks and Geese The impending doom caught the drake’s eye in time for him to avoid the stroke of that irresistible descent. The Backwoodsmen An old drake took the little ones under his care, and they swam about very merrily. Forgotten Tales of Long Ago Most of the birds will pair, though occasionally one finds as many as three drakes paying court to one duck, and one drake taking away two or even three ducks. Wild Ducks How to Rear and Shoot Them Do you remember giving me that money to make ducks and drakes of? The Marriage of Elinor The colored portion of the head of the drake is darker than that of the duck in this variety. Ducks and Geese As he pursued, his wings tore the air with a strident, hissing noise; and the speed of the drake seemed as nothing before that savage, inescapable onrush. The Backwoodsmen And if folks have called her an adventuress, set that down to the rogues of trustees, who played ducks and drakes with her fortune, and left her in Europe to shift as best she might. The Man Who Drove the Car The drake takes the lead in this, and you may be sure that when you see birds peering about in hedge bottoms, stick heaps, &c., that eggs will soon be laid. Wild Ducks How to Rear and Shoot Them The agents of said lottery are playing ducks and drakes right now with the pay of the printers on the imperial bulletin which I have the honor to represent. The Readjustment The smaller number of drakes should be used late in the season while the larger number will give better fertility early in the breeding season. Ducks and Geese The words widower, gander, and drake are exceptions. A Handbook of the English Language If I were what my schoolmaster used to call a fatalist, I'd say she was the evil prophetess who used to play ducks and drakes with the soldier boys at Athens. The Man Who Drove the Car It will be found that at times—particularly whilst the ducks are sitting—the drakes are a great nuisance, but at this period one can always catch them and shut them up. Wild Ducks How to Rear and Shoot Them The duck, who just then saw her drake bowing his head to her as he swam along, thought that she would like to join him on the pond. Dick and His Cat and Other Tales In weight, the drakes will run from 2� pounds to 3 pounds or even a little larger. Ducks and Geese In Old High German we find the form anetrekho = a drake; in provincial New High German there is enterich and �ntrecht, from whence come the English and Low German form, drake. A Handbook of the English Language He even trains drakes to assist him and they care for the flock something like a good shepherd dog will care for sheep. Birdseye Views of Far Lands I am a strong believer in the infusion of fresh blood each year, and this is easily done by catching a few stranger drakes and pinioning them. Wild Ducks How to Rear and Shoot Them She liked hunting for slugs and worms, or swimming races with her drake, better than sitting still. Dick and His Cat and Other Tales By adult duck or drake is meant a bird which is over one year old. Ducks and Geese Of this termination we have a remnant, in English, preserved in the curious word drake. A Handbook of the English Language I'm king of the rock," said a silly old drake; "And no one must dare my claim to partake. The Nursery, August 1877, Vol. XXII, No. 2 A Monthly Magazine for Youngest Readers While busy with her sewing, a drake came into the room, took hold of her dress, and tried to pull her toward the door. Friends in Feathers and Fur, and Other Neighbors For Young Folks At the pond, of course, swimming round and round with half-a-dozen other ducks and drakes as happy and careless as herself. Dick and His Cat and Other Tales The drake on the other hand utters a cry which is not nearly so loud or harsh but which is more of a hissing sound. Ducks and Geese Analyze the forms what, her, its, vixen, spinster, gander, drake. A Handbook of the English Language Probably she wrote no more than the hunting, but it is pleasant to think that she may have watched her greyhounds "headed like a snake, and necked like a drake" on the downs above Horsley. Highways and Byways in Surrey She made haste to set the poor creature free, and the drake flapped his wings and gave a joyous quack of thanks. Friends in Feathers and Fur, and Other Neighbors For Young Folks A drake belonging to a chemist having drunk water out of a copper vessel which had contained phosphorus, ceased not gallanting his females till he died. Aphrodisiacs and Anti-aphrodisiacs: Three Essays on the Powers of Reproduction About June 1 the drakes moult, losing their characteristic male adult plumage and the new plumage is practically that of the female. Ducks and Geese He had no desire to build up his reputation at the expense of railway shareholders, nor to obtain engineering éclat by making “ducks and drakes” of their money. Lives of the Engineers The Locomotive. George and Robert Stephenson The nest is robbed of this down once before the eggs hatch out, with the result that the female plucks another store from her own breast, supplemented if necessary from the body of the drake. Birds in the Calendar “Have you ever seen a wood-duck?—a drake? in full plumage?” he asked. A Young Man in a Hurry and Other Short Stories And the mallard drake, riding on the outer pulses of that radiation, was purple and emerald. Waiting for Daylight The drakes are quite pugnacious and fight one another badly at times. Ducks and Geese Oh what a prize!" she exclaimed, "I hope it is not a drake, for then I shall have some duck's eggs. Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen Let us think of getting something to satisfy our hunger," said the drake, "for that's the most important point. What the Moon Saw: and Other Tales Gaming I hear, playing ducks and drakes with his money, and fighting duels with your lover. A Daughter of Raasay A Tale of the '45 "Take him!" he cried, as a straggler—a drake—shot past us. A Village of Vagabonds The male duck is called drake, the female duck is termed duck, and the young duck of either sex is termed duckling. Ducks and Geese He annoys me with his loud crowing," said the Portuguese duck; "but, still, he's a handsome bird, there's no denying that, although he's not a drake. Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen But he's a handsome bird, there's no denying that, though he is not a drake. What the Moon Saw: and Other Tales And the riches, 45too, will soon be made ducks and drakes of. The Power of Darkness If, however, the drake should retain his iridescent head and snowy collar, some sharp-eyed danger would spy out his helplessness and death would swoop upon him. The Log of the Sun A Chronicle of Nature's Year Mature drakes are also distinguished from the ducks by the presence of two sex feathers at the base of the tail. Ducks and Geese My drake is a native of these parts; he's not of my race; but I am not proud on that account. Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen My drake is a native of these parts, he's not of my race; but for all that I'm not proud! What the Moon Saw: and Other Tales Surely this was playing at ducks and drakes with their resources. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, Number 385. November, 1847. With the return of his power of flight comes renewed brightness, and the wild drake emerges from his seclusion on strong-feathered, whistling wings. The Log of the Sun A Chronicle of Nature's Year This may occur in birds of either sex but is more common in the ducks than in the drakes. Ducks and Geese Let us think of getting something to satisfy our hunger," said the drake, "that's the most important business. Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen Home Observations.—Compare the duck and the drake as to size, colouring, calls, and other sounds. Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Nature Study The drake is a very handsome bird, a large portion of his plumage being white; the hen is smaller, and brown in colour. A Girl's Ride in Iceland And between the two they made such a chirping that an old drake swam across the duck-pond to see what was going on. The Tale of Chirpy Cricket In the drake black in the bean disqualifies but while it is undesirable and a serious defect in the duck it does not disqualify. Ducks and Geese Now the drake came up, and he thought the little singing-bird was a sparrow. Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen Why is the duck more plain in dress than the drake? Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Nature Study He shortly overcame the drake and the ganders. Domesticated Animals Their Relation to Man and to his Advancement in Civilization The drake was a-swimming, With his curly tail; The little man made it his mark, mark, mark! Children's Literature A Textbook of Sources for Teachers and Teacher-Training Classes This is especially true of the drakes on account of their large size and long wing feathers. Ducks and Geese Bobby could see them plainly, in every detail, the beautiful iridescent green heads of the drakes, stretched eagerly upward, the dove and the cinnamon of the breasts, the white bellies snowy against the sky. The Adventures of Bobby Orde The fox when he came to the farmer’s gate, Who should he see but the farmer’s drake; I love you well for your master’s sake, And long to be picking your bone, e-ho! Boys and Girls Bookshelf; a Practical Plan of Character Building, Volume I (of 17) Fun and Thought for Little Folk "Quack," cried the drake in a temper; "quack." Wood Magic A Fable He let off his gun, But he fired too soon, And the drake flew away with a quack, quack, quack. Children's Literature A Textbook of Sources for Teachers and Teacher-Training Classes At certain periods of the moult the head coloring of the drakes becomes a good buff color and later when the moult is complete, it changes to a copper color. Ducks and Geese As I said, life in India plays ducks and drakes with a man's constitution, especially if he has been a bit wild. "The Pomp of Yesterday" A poor ninny-hammer sort of chap, he will soon throw it away on drakes and ducks! Baboo Jabberjee, B.A. I should like to swim across to the other side, where I can see better, but I am afraid of the pike and the drake. Wood Magic A Fable The fox when he came to the farmer's gate, Who should he see but the farmer's drake; I love you well for your master's sake, And long to be picking your bone, e-oh! Children's Literature A Textbook of Sources for Teachers and Teacher-Training Classes The color should be a lustrous greenish black throughout, being somewhat brighter in the drake than in the duck. Ducks and Geese They renewed their experiments on hens and a drake, on a mastiff and a sow, in the hope that monsters might be the result, not understanding anything about the question of species. Bouvard and Pécuchet A Tragi-comic Novel of Bourgeois Life Call-ducks are remarkable from their extraordinary loquacity: the drake only hisses like common drakes; nevertheless, when paired with the common duck, he transmits to his female offspring a strong quacking tendency. The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Vol. I. "I am sure it was not the heron," said a beautiful drake, who came swimming down the stream. Wood Magic A Fable And when the tumult wild they heard, With trembling pinions flew each bird, From tree, from thicket, and from lake, Swan, koïl, curlew, crane, and drake. The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse Since the drakes do not fight seriously, flock matings can be made. Ducks and Geese "That was a fine shot you killed the drake with," said the Irishman, looking at the bird he was carrying by the legs in his left hand. The World Peril of 1910 “Yes,” replied I, “I must go; for I find that I am not to make ducks and drakes of my money, until I come into possession of my property.” Japhet in Search of a Father The mallard drakes twisted their emerald-green heads and began that low, half gurgling, half quacking conversation in which their mottled brown and gray mates joined with louder quacks. Blue-Bird Weather They watched the sáras and the drake On islets of the stream and lake, And gazed delighted on the floods Bright with gay birds and lotus buds. The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse This is usually accomplished by buying the drakes outright from some neighboring duck farmer. Ducks and Geese You might have got hold of a chap who would make ducks and drakes of your money. The Privet Hedge Because they were mates; didn't you see the beautiful colours on the drake's head? The Root of Evil There was a maid came out of Kent"—"Martin Smart"—"Great A, little B"—A Nursery Tale—"A duck, a drake"—"Hark! A History of Nursery Rhymes Thence issued crane, and swan, and drake, And trooping birds that love the lake. The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse It is undoubtedly good practice to go farther afield occasionally for a supply of breeding drakes. Ducks and Geese He might make ducks, and drakes, and oilcloth of it all; and then there would be nothing left for her, for her sister-in-law, or for the children. Miss Mackenzie The deep soft note of a mallard drake far above the treetops caused him to look up. The Root of Evil "The drake was a-swimming With its curly tail, The little man made it his mark, He let off his gun But fired too soon, And the drake flew away with a quack, quack, quack." A History of Nursery Rhymes Now, Master Willy, there is no tree to interfere with your throw, so cast in just near that spot, quietly, carefully, anxiously; if there is a fish there he cannot resist your green drake. Country Walks of a Naturalist with His Children Also as they secure their mature plumage the drake shows curled feathers on top of the tail which are often referred to as sex feathers. Ducks and Geese In low waters, except when the blue, dun and brown drakes are on, the hackle flies will generally be found to kill better than the winged flies. The Teesdale Angler Let us see how you stand:— To save you from the silly game of playing drakes and ducks You banked the cash in Middlesex—but asked for it in Bucks. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, April 22, 1914 "A duck, a drake, a barley cake, A penny to pay the baker; A hop, a scotch, another notch— Slitherum, slitherum, take her." A History of Nursery Rhymes See how fast the green drake is appearing. Country Walks of a Naturalist with His Children By young duck or drake is meant a bird which is less than one year old. Ducks and Geese When the duck has stripped her own breast the drake comes to the rescue and furnishes down from his. Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania Why one of them is full to the muzzle with drakes; there's one crawling from between its jaws at this moment. Lines in Pleasant Places Being the Aftermath of an Old Angler The ducks that were leading their broods allowed Oddo to stroke their feathers; and the drakes looked on, without taking any offence. Feats on the Fiord The third book in "The Playfellow" The old drake breasted its shining waters, and presently the white duck followed. Mistress Anne The fading will also show in the fluff of drakes. Ducks and Geese What with her penchant for orphans and for foolish investments, she would make ducks and drakes of her fortune unless a man peremptorily took the helm. Other People's Business The Romantic Career of the Practical Miss Dale The poultry-yard being assailed, the drake was carried off by thieves. Stories of Animal Sagacity It means playing ducks and drakes with things all round, and letting the whole business go thoroughly rotten. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 104, March 11, 1893 He flashed his lantern into Diogenes' dark corner and saw the old drake at rest. Mistress Anne While the drakes do not fight each other they do at times injure and kill the ducks to some extent when three or four drakes may chase one duck. Ducks and Geese Over the blue of the waters ply White ducks, a living flotilla of cloud; And, look you, floating just thereby, The blue-gleamed drake stems proud Like Abraham, whose seed should multiply. Amores Poems While in this unhappy condition, a drake, which by the same marauders had been deprived of his mate, cast his eyes on her, and began to consider that she might replace his lost companion. Stories of Animal Sagacity Mr. Locke Harper found out, a month after his marriage, that somebody had made ducks and drakes of all his wife's property. Agatha's Husband A Novel The lantern was set on the step above her, and she was feeding the old drake. Mistress Anne The drakes are coarser or thicker and more masculine in appearance showing this especially about the head and neck. Ducks and Geese The drake, missing his wife and child, quacked the alarm. Silver Lake She had a long story to tell, which the drake listened to with stern attention. Stories of Animal Sagacity The drake looks as if you'd curled his tail feather with the curling tongs. The Youngest Girl in the Fifth A School Story "I'll wear it for my lady," he said to the old drake, "and much good may it do me!" Mistress Anne The drakes of this breed and likewise of the Gray Call and the Mallard show a peculiar behavior with respect to the color of their plumage. Ducks and Geese Once, at a village called Laussonne, I met one of these disappointed parents: a drake who had fathered a wild swan and seen it take wing and disappear. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 1 (of 25) No sooner was it finished than he glanced fiercely round the farmyard, and then, evidently with fell intentions, made his way towards where the rival drake was digging worms from the soft mud. Stories of Animal Sagacity Gwen essayed to follow with equal skill, but the stile was a very steep and awkward one, and she needed both hands to hold the drake. The Youngest Girl in the Fifth A School Story The old drake lifted his head toward the sky, and gave a long cry. Mistress Anne In the fall the drake again assumes the normal male plumage. Ducks and Geese Cried the drake to the ducks, "Here's a boy with a bun, Come, make haste! we shall have quite a feast!" London Town While I describe the bad example set by the drake, I must entreat you not to harbour even for a moment any angry feelings which may arise at injuries done you. Stories of Animal Sagacity When I was a lad I remember that a certain decrepit old drake would follow me like a dog, and appeared to enjoy himself in my society. The Dawn of Reason or, Mental Traits in the Lower Animals "Then it is Diogenes whose pardon I must beg," he said, his eyes twinkling as the old drake took refuge behind Anne's skirts. Mistress Anne Sometimes the head of the drake runs too dark in color approaching a greenish black like the head of the Rouen. Ducks and Geese It was surely through fear, not politeness at all, That the drake made so civil a speech, For that one penny bun, after all, was so small, There was hardly a mouthful for each! London Town A Duck and drake lived together, as husband and wife should do, in the bonds of mutual affection. Stories of Animal Sagacity When the bantam was finally brought home, the drake recognized him "afar off" and came hurrying to meet him with flapping wings and much vociferation. The Dawn of Reason or, Mental Traits in the Lower Animals The old drake, reassured by the sound of voices, showed himself for a moment in the track of the lantern light. Mistress Anne In the Rouen mate 4 or 5 ducks to a drake and in the Cayuga 5 or 6 ducks to a drake. Ducks and Geese Their diversion was duck and drake, and whole volleys of stones were thrown into the water, to the great annoyance and danger of the poor terrified Frogs. Favourite Fables in Prose and Verse But no feathers flew—no unfortunate duck or drake dropped, broken-winged, into the water. Dick o' the Fens A Tale of the Great East Swamp A drake and duck have been known to return to their home after being carried a distance of nine miles by railway. The Dawn of Reason or, Mental Traits in the Lower Animals The old drake from some remote fastness flung his protest to the four winds! Mistress Anne In the Blue Swedish and Buff mate in the proportion of 6 or 7 ducks to one drake. Ducks and Geese Oh, he lives with his five and forty wives, In the city of the Great Salt Lake, Where they breed and swarm like hens on a farm And cackle like ducks to a drake. Cowboy Songs and Other Frontier Ballads The drakes were already distinct enough from the sober-feathered ducks, but the former were not in their spring plumage, when they would put on their brightest colours and their heads glisten in green and gold. Dick o' the Fens A Tale of the Great East Swamp "So he is—worth only five hundred dollars,118 and he is making ducks and drakes of that as fast as he can." Five Hundred Dollars or, Jacob Marlowe's Secret But Anne, lonely in her new quarters, had appreciated the forlornness of the old drake and had adopted him. Mistress Anne In the Crested White use 5 or 6 ducks and in the Runner 6 to 8 ducks to a drake. Ducks and Geese Some boys, beside a pond or lake, Were playing once at duck and drake? Aesop, in Rhyme Old Friends in a New Dress The surface of the water also was perfectly white with drakes, who welcomed their brown wives with loud and clamorous cooing. Love's Meinie Three Lectures on Greek and English Birds I never was a worshipper of money, but I knew its value, and wasn’t disposed to make ducks and drakes of it, nor partridges and pheasants either. Nearly Lost but Dearly Won She laughed and set the old drake on his feet. Mistress Anne In addition, the voice of the duck is harsher and coarser than that of the drake. Ducks and Geese On Long Island a farmer made experiments in breeding with an old Muscovy drake, tough as an alligator, and the common duck. Scientific American, Volume XLIII., No. 25, December 18, 1880 A Weekly Journal of Practical Information, Art, Science, Mechanics, Chemistry, and Manufactures. These consisted of two regiments of the trained bands, two of the auxiliaries, and a regiment of horse; and with them were despatched eleven pieces of cannon and three "drakes." London and the Kingdom - Volume II Among ducks the sexual distinction of voice is remarkable; for, while the quack of the female is loud and sonorous, the voice of the drake is inward and harsh, and feeble, and scarce discernible. The Natural History of Selborne, Vol. 2 One barrel is fortunately left, and the drake comes tumbling to the ground. Highways and Byways in Sussex The white ring about the neck of the drake is an important part of the marking. Ducks and Geese ‘Our property,’ say the pigtails, ‘cost us much pain, whilst we were upon the earth, and is causing us immense suffering here for ever, yet ye have flung it all away at ducks and drakes.’ The Sleeping Bard or, Visions of the World, Death, and Hell But forthwith the drake did they shove, The Worm, o'er the cliff-wall, and let the wave take him, The flood fathom about the fretted works' herd. The Tale of Beowulf Sometime King of the Folk of the Weder Geats I'm not going to let you make ducks and drakes of my hard earnings without knowing why. A Son of the Hills The drakes were handsome fellows, with pinkish gray bodies, their heads and necks covered with iridescent green feathers which grew close and full, changing to blue like a peacock’s neck. My Ántonia For a plant having an output of 30,000 market ducks there would therefore be needed in the neighborhood of 800 breeding ducks in addition to 100 drakes. Ducks and Geese It was in one of these lakes close to the beach that a flock of mallards alighted, passing so near that the travelers could see the iridescent green of the drakes' heads catching the sun. Where the Sun Swings North I shall never know what you do with it, so you can play ducks and drakes with it if you like. The Danvers Jewels, and Sir Charles Danvers Hens have a loud quack; the drake's voice is a low-pitched kwek-kwek. Ducks at a Distance A Waterfowl Identification Guide Mourn, sooty coots, and speckled teals; Ye fisher herons, watching eels: Ye duck and drake, wi’ airy wheels Circling the lake; Ye bitterns, till the quagmire reels, Rair for his sake. The Complete Works of Robert Burns: Containing his Poems, Songs, and Correspondence. With a New Life of the Poet, and Notices, Critical and Biographical by Allan Cunningham As in the Pekin black on the bill or bean of the drake will disqualify and in the duck is a serious defect. Ducks and Geese Play at duck and drake with my money? History of English Humour, Vol. 1 With an Introduction upon Ancient Humour Once only have I seen a drake sharing the responsibilities of his family. Ways of Wood Folk The drakes whistle; the hens have a coarse quack. Ducks at a Distance A Waterfowl Identification Guide You cannot afford to make ducks and drakes. Phineas Finn The Irish Member In the drakes on the other hand, there is a tendency for the white to come on the throat under the bill. Ducks and Geese It's well if she doesn't make ducks and drakes of it somehow.' Scenes of Clerical Life When the recreant drake is met with, however, he goes promptly onto the bill of fare, with other good things. Ways of Wood Folk The pale blue forewing patch is the best field mark, as drakes are usually in eclipse until January or longer. Ducks at a Distance A Waterfowl Identification Guide But poor Jack was not a judicious manager, and a tandem team and champagne suppers, with a shooting-box and turf speculations, soon made ducks and drakes of a little fortune. The Three Brides, Love in a Cottage, and Other Tales It is common practice on duck plants to avoid inbreeding by securing drakes from some other flock each year. Ducks and Geese They made excellent ducks and drakes on the water and the swimmers were quite keen on them. Letters from Mesopotamia in 1915 and January, 1916, from Robert Palmer, who was killed in the Battle of Um El Hannah, June 21, 1916, aged 27 years Just below me, within six feet, was a big drake, with head drawn down so close to his body that I wondered what he had done with his neck. Ways of Wood Folk Early fall drakes are usually still in full eclipse plumage. Ducks at a Distance A Waterfowl Identification Guide The lady was very much surprised at this performance, and tried to drive the drake away. Round-about Rambles in Lands of Fact and Fancy In many cases not over 10 or 12 ducks with one or two drakes will be kept. Ducks and Geese He leant on one elbow, recumbent upon the turf, and with flat pebbles dexterously thrown made ducks and drakes upon the surface of the shallow pool where the cattle drank. The Vicissitudes of Bessie Fairfax While all this careful training is going on at home, the drake is off on the lakes somewhere with his boon companions, having a good time, and utterly neglectful of parental responsibility. Ways of Wood Folk The hen's quack and the drake's kwek-kwek are duplicates of the mallards. Ducks at a Distance A Waterfowl Identification Guide An’ it again repeated its words:—‘The hour but not the man has come,’ an’ then flashing through the water like a drake, it disappeared in the lower pool. Folk-Lore and Legends Scotland All the sea, the great round sea where ducks and drakes are sailing! Verses for Children and Songs for Music In some countries the "fire drake" is a bird with gleaming breast: in Babylonia it assumed the form of a bull, and may have had some connection with the bull of lshtar. Myths of Babylonia and Assyria The morn's my constant mistress, And the lovely owl my morrow; The flaming drake, And the night-crow, make Me music, to my sorrow. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 2 Faint brown ring on drake's neck never shows in the field; light bands at tip and base of bill are conspicuous. Ducks at a Distance A Waterfowl Identification Guide The last boy to find a stone is "drake," or "it." Outdoor Sports and Games Harry who is in New York making ducks and drakes of your money, Julius,—trying to buy shares and things that he knows no more of than he knows of Greek. The Squire of Sandal-Side A Pastoral Romance Unfortunately, I played ducks and drakes with my Yucatan project—I think I wrote about it—and I'm broke as usual. The Turtles of Tasman I suppose it was the nose, for it had got rather broken when I fell down as I was burying the old drake that Neptune killed. Brothers of Pity and Other Tales of Beasts and Men Hens are silent; drake lesser scaup purr; drake greater scaup have a discordant scaup, scaup. Ducks at a Distance A Waterfowl Identification Guide The drake is larger than the ducks and is placed on an elevated position such as a boulder. Outdoor Sports and Games "Yes," replied I, "I must go, for I find that I am not to make ducks and drakes of my money, until I come into possession of my property." Japhet, in Search of a Father He didn't play ducks and drakes in Yucatan. The Turtles of Tasman He was anxious at first, for he thought that Mary was going to make ducks and drakes of his money and her own. Deephaven and Selected Stories & Sketches Most flocks in feeding areas are small—5 or 6 birds, with more hens and immatures than adult drakes. Ducks at a Distance A Waterfowl Identification Guide Then from a specified distance ducks attempt to hit the drake and to knock him from his position. Outdoor Sports and Games I played ducks and drakes with the estate, and the end of it was . The Luck of the Mounted A Tale of the Royal Northwest Mounted Police What had Tom done?—save play ducks and drakes with life and wear it out until all that remained was that dimly flickering spark in a dying body. The Turtles of Tasman Besides a pond in the middle, as is held by a similar sort of common law lease, And contains twenty ducks, six drakes, three ganders, two dead dogs, four drowned kittens, and twelve geese. The Poetical Works of Thomas Hood Both hens and drakes are silent in the fall. Ducks at a Distance A Waterfowl Identification Guide If they miss they are in danger of being tagged by the drake, as it is his privilege to tag any player who is not in possession of his duck. Outdoor Sports and Games The drake is covered with plumage of extraordinary beauty. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 17 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time The plumage of the head is as bright as burnished gold; that of the neck resembles the neck of a drake; and those of the wings and tail are like those of a peacock. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 11 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time "I feel like a duck and drake," she laughed to herself. Balloons Immature Drake Hen In flight, drakes appear all black except for the flash of the slight gray underwing and the bright yellow swelling at the base of the upper bill. Ducks at a Distance A Waterfowl Identification Guide The first one tagged becomes "it" and the drake becomes a duck. Outdoor Sports and Games On the same principle it is that the dubious color in the necks and tails of peacocks, and about the heads of drakes, is so very agreeable. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 01 (of 12) The beautiful little drake was picked out of a tuft of alfa-grass. Sister Teresa Civilization had become effete; and such a strong wildling could play ducks and drakes with affairs. The Crest-Wave of Evolution A Course of Lectures in History, Given to the Graduates' Class in the Raja-Yoga College, Point Loma, in the College-Year 1918-19 You have scap'd by miracle, there is not in all Spain, A spirit of more fury than this fire drake. Rule a Wife, and Have a Wife Beaumont & Fletcher's Works (3 of 10) Presently the drake who led them touched bottom, and his red-gold webs appeared. Children of the Mist To call the eviction of such a tenant in such circumstances from such a holding a “sentence of death,” is making ducks and drakes of the English language. Ireland Under Coercion (2nd ed.) (2 of 2) (1888) Richard was looking forward eagerly to her being one-and-twenty, for he had made ducks and drakes of his own property, and tried to do the same with mine. The Doctor's Dilemma You may make ducks and drakes of it, as the saying goes, as soon as ever you please. A Noble Life Three letters of ened have fallen away, leaving our word drake. An English Grammar This drake has a member of a corkscrew shape, and a peculiar movement is required to introduce it into the duck. Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 3 Analysis of the Sexual Impulse; Love and Pain; The Sexual Impulse in Women One gorgeous evening of gold and purple she was sitting by a highland stream with a lad of twenty, throwing ducks and drakes into the water. Elizabeth's Campaign Sometimes the spirits made mistakes, And seemed to play at ducks and drakes. The Complete Poetical Works of James Russell Lowell He can't be allowed to play ducks and drakes with himself like other young men. The Princess Priscilla's Fortnight Besides, he is a drake," she said, "and so it does not matter much. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 2 At other times the love-making of the drake seems to be rather passive than active. Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 3 Analysis of the Sexual Impulse; Love and Pain; The Sexual Impulse in Women But the one who had thrown ducks and drakes was still, so far as she knew, somewhere in the Ypres salient, unscathed. Elizabeth's Campaign If the aforementioned instrument will not widen the womb sufficiently, then other instruments, such as the drake's bill, or long pincers, ought to be used. The Works of Aristotle the Famous Philosopher Containing his Complete Masterpiece and Family Physician; his Experienced Midwife, his Book of Problems and his Remarks on Physiognomy He knows every thing, yet has learned nothing; he has played at ducks and drakes over every rivulet of information, yet never plunged inch-deep into any thing beyond a play-book, or Joe Miller's jests. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 13, No. 362, March 21, 1829 Write the feminine word corresponding to: Abbot, actor, bachelor, buck, bullock, czar, duke, drake, earl, Francis, hero, lion, marquis, monk, ram, stag, sultan, hart, tiger. Practical Exercises in English He wore a little black mustache which curled up at the corners of his mouth like the tail feathers of a drake. Vandemark's Folly If "conscience makes cowards of us all" does human sympathy play ducks and drakes with conscience? By Advice of Counsel I saw one old canvasback drake, however, peck at another duck. Out of Doors—California and Oregon The vicious crack of a rifle interrupted the conversation, and a bullet slapped the water just astern, and went skipping away in a series of ducks and drakes. On Land and Sea at the Dardanelles A favorite one is to assert that the Forest Service, in its zeal for the public welfare, has played ducks and drakes with the Acts of Congress. The Fight for Conservation And I went on making bad puns about solitude sweetened, and ducks and drakes, as happy people do, whose hearts are quite at ease. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 42, April, 1861 Robin was Just thinking how beautiful it all was, when the danger for which the drake was watching in the sky suddenly came from the water beneath. Young Robin Hood I managed to land, among others, a beautiful canvasback drake. Out of Doors—California and Oregon In proof of this he gives the homely illustration of a flat stone caused to make "ducks and drakes." The Dominion of the Air; the story of aerial navigation It was a wicked sin to kill that drake. Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow He soon made ducks and drakes of what I gave him, sank lower and lower, married another woman, I believe, became an adventurer, a gambler, and a cheat. David Copperfield Robin knew this directly as a drake, but he had never before seen one with such a gloriously green head, rich chestnut-colored breast, soft gray back, or glistening metallic purple wing spots. Young Robin Hood Shortly afterwards I stopped as fine a Mallard drake as I ever saw. Out of Doors—California and Oregon Sometimes, disguised as a large drake, he used to lurk among the bulrushes, and frighten the weary traveller out of his wits by his awful quack. Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions — Volume 2 The second is another dun-fly: the body, of black wool; and the wings made of the black drake's feathers, and of the feathers under his tail. The Compleat Angler She had evidently had no influence over Sir Nigel, and had not been able to prevent his making ducks and drakes of her money, which of course ought to have been spent on the estate. The Shuttle Let every man and woman here set about their ain business, as if there was nae sic thing as marquis or master, duke or drake, laird or lord, in this world. The Bride of Lammermoor Cold settles on the painted duck and drake, The frost a ghostly tapestry doth make, Chill the kingfisher's quilt with none to share. A Lute of Jade : selections from the classical poets of China The drakes were handsome fellows, with pinkish grey bodies, their heads and necks covered with iridescent green feathers which grew close and full, changing to blue like a peacock's neck. My Antonia The third is the stone-fly, in April: the body is made of black wool; made yellow under the wings and under the tail, and so made with wings of the drake. The Compleat Angler He was making ducks and drakes of the paternal brewery, and although he passed in a general way for a good fellow, he had already been observed to be quarrelsome after dinner. The American He will have a very pretty income to make ducks and drakes with, and earned without much trouble. Mansfield Park Through them the symbols of the mandarin duck and drake, the one-winged birds, the tree whose boughs are interwoven, are revealed. A Lute of Jade : selections from the classical poets of China But never mind, never mind, one shall wince for it, if he has been playing ducks and drakes with my good money. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 53, No. 327, January, 1843 The tenth is the wasp-fly in July; the body made of black wool, lapt about with yellow silk; the wings made of the feathers of the drake, or of the buzzard. The Compleat Angler Pendennis's uncle, the major, seldom does any thing without me; and as he is likely to be extravagant we've tied up the property, so that he can't make ducks and drakes with it. The History of Pendennis, Volume 2 His Fortunes and Misfortunes, His Friends and His Greatest Enemy And the riches, too, will soon be made ducks and drakes of. Redemption and two other plays Pshaw! a fig for your smooth lake, and your old woman to feed me with brewer's grains, and the poor drake obliged to come swattering whenever she whistles! Woodstock; or, the Cavalier While crossing the market I'm suddenly startled— A heavy grey drake From a cook is escaping; The fellow pursues With a knife. Who Can Be Happy and Free in Russia? The eighth is the moorish-fly; made, with the body, of duskish wool; and the wings made of the blackish mail of the drake. The Compleat Angler His cousin was a needy man—one who had made ducks and drakes of his own property, and was for ever appealing to Mr. Galloway for assistance. The Channings Some of the grass resembled the drake, some the wild wheat, and some rye—the same as discovered by Captain Sturt. Explorations in Australia The Journals of John McDouall Stuart That old drake is quite puffed up with excitement and importance! The Heavenly Twins It was to prevent his playing ducks and drakes with it that I finally left the jackal of a fellow whom I married. The Far Horizon The ninth is the t-fly-fly, good until the middle of June: the body made of tawny wool; the wings made contrary one against the other, made of the whitish mail of the wild drake. The Compleat Angler In the interval the drake passes into a condition of plumage in which he resembles the female; and this condition is known as 'eclipse.' Hormones and Heredity I learn from Witherby that Hubbard has taken that money of yours out of the Events, and from what I hear elsewhere he is making ducks and drakes of it on election bets. A Modern Instance Then deadly potions she can make, Will turn a man to wriggling snake, Or slimy worm, or duck, or drake, Or loathly frog that croaks in lake. The Geste of Duke Jocelyn I made ducks and drakes and asked the others riddles. Recollections of My Childhood and Youth I could leave you alone to turn it into Yankee notions—into ducks and drakes as they call 'em here. A Passionate Pilgrim The male plumage, therefore, in the drake has a history somewhat similar to that of the antlers in deer. Hormones and Heredity When the drake awoke, he scented the foot-prints of the foe, and discovered his loss. National Epics With a headstrong determination he had accepted his dismissal and henceforward regarded himself as free to make ducks and drakes of his life if it so pleased him. The Vision of Desire Any man who played ducks and drakes with his chances in life was not to be depended upon, according to Colonel Hitchcock's philosophy. The Web of Life He would, as a matter of course, make ducks and drakes of it in no time. The Three Clerks The observations of Seligmann and Shattock on the relation of spermatogenesis to the development of nuptial plumage in drakes probably receive their explanation from the above facts. Hormones and Heredity While the drake slept, the thrall crept in and stole a cup as a peace-offering to his master. National Epics "I fancy I must have been making ducks and drakes of a lot of cash before—before—well, before I was—I don't know what, or when, or where." A Crystal Age In the end the persistent distressed calling of the drake lost in a brambly labyrinth got a little on my nerves, and I felt it as a relief when it finally ceased. Birds in Town and Village A mallard is the drake of the wild duck. Short Stories and Selections for Use in the Secondary Schools One drake was castrated in the early spring of 1909 when a little less than a year old. Hormones and Heredity Fathers of families, like so many plump, domestic drakes, lead forth their aquatic broods, teaching the little ones to swim by the aid of various floats, and delighting in the gambols of the larger ducklings. Venetian Life I can't make ducks and drakes of it, no matter how much I may wish to. Back to Billabong But there was no blackbird at the spot, and no lost drake, and no bird, except a throstle sitting motionless on the bush mound. Birds in Town and Village I have found, again and again, this drake, in which the hackle is ribbed all down the body, beat a bare-bodied one in the ratio of three fish to one. Prose Idylls, New and Old Thus in drakes the effect of castration is that the secondary sexual character remains permanently instead of being lost and renewed annually. Hormones and Heredity Suddenly Jarro caught sight of some young ducks and drakes, in whose company he had formerly raced backward and forward over the lake. The Wonderful Adventures of Nils To roast the little duck he had shot in the brook, And he'd go and fetch the drake, drake, drake. The Real Mother Goose From this spot, at intervals of half a minute or so, there issued the call of a duck—the prolonged, hoarse call of a drake, two or three times repeated, evidently emitted in distress. Birds in Town and Village For a blustering evening like this your drake can hardly be too large or too rough; in brighter and stiller weather the fish often prefer a fly half the size of the natural one. Prose Idylls, New and Old In the natural condition the drake must moult twice in the year, once when he sheds the nuptial plumage, and again when he drops the summer dress. Hormones and Heredity And on a lake-shore stood a drake and kowtowed before the duck. The Wonderful Adventures of Nils The drake was a-swimming with his curly tail; The little man made it his mark, mark, mark. The Real Mother Goose Then the greens, and the blues, and the browns begin to bud out again, and by October he is once more a gorgeous drake. The Book of Household Management But failing them, you may do well with a drake which is ribbed through the whole length with red hackle over a straw-coloured body. Prose Idylls, New and Old Two investigations of the effects of castration on ducks and drakes have been recorded. Hormones and Heredity Life owes us steady fellows one year of freedom, anyhow—one year to make ducks and drakes of. The Magnetic North He let off his gun, but he fired too soon, And the drake flew away with a quack, quack, quack. The Real Mother Goose Lieutenant Schwatka seated himself on a rock alongside the tent, with his double-barrelled breech-loading shot-gun in his hand, and in a short time stopped three—two drakes and a duck. Schwatka's Search Her reply began with a hint of forlornness that vanished with her smile, as she warned: "You will play ducks and drakes with the house-boys' names." The Little Lady of the Big House The drake mentioned above was accidentally killed in the spring of 1910. Hormones and Heredity When that old drake wants to take a swim, he starts and the rest follow. Uncle Robert's Geography (Uncle Robert's Visit, V.3) About as much as he has made ducks and drakes of in a year. The Pillars of the House, V1 We often came upon an immense body of drakes sitting upon the edge of an ice-floe, looking very much like a regiment of hussars at a distance drawn up in line of battle. Schwatka's Search A rich man's son, he had not played ducks and drakes with his father's money. The Little Lady of the Big House Ah, cruel Prince, my heart you break, In killing thus my snow-white drake. Mrs. Falchion, Complete Ah, cruel Prince, my heart you break, In killing thus my snow-white drake. Mrs. Falchion, Volume 2. The drake places his stone on a rock, stump, or other prominence and stands guard. Healthful Sports for Boys The drakes are exceedingly pretty, especially about the head and neck. Schwatka's Search The drake had the best of the duck that time. Nature and Human Nature My snow-white drake, my love, my King, The crimson life-blood stains his wing. Mrs. Falchion, Complete My snow-white drake, my love, my King, The crimson life-blood stains his wing. Mrs. Falchion, Volume 2. A taw line is drawn and from this the ducks are thrown at the drake, each trying to knock him off his perch. Healthful Sports for Boys At length, just as Morris was growing weary of the pristine but enticing occupation of making ducks and drakes with flat pebbles, his father appeared. Stella Fregelius Then she affected not to know where she was going, wandering in an aimless, absent-minded fashion, getting near and nearer her recalcitrant drake. Celibates He lived very merrily; he went every night to the theatre, made paper kites out of five-pound notes, and played ducks and drakes with sovereigns instead of stones. The Pink Fairy Book To make ducks and drakes of one's money; to throw it idly away. 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue When a player has failed, he must recover his own duck, and in doing so he runs the risk of being tagged by the boy guarding the drake. Healthful Sports for Boys In both modern Greek and Lithuanian household mythology the dragon or drake has become an ogre, a gigantic man with few of the dracontine attributes remaining. The Book of Were-Wolves Whenever she approached too near, the drake rushed at her with open beak, and drove her back. Celibates She still believed that the strong right arm of an English lover could play ducks and drakes with Destiny. Told in the East |
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