Ducks and drakes

ducks and drakes When skimming flat rocks over the surface of a pond we would say the following phrase. We would start with a duck and increase by one for each skim. A duck and a drake, And a nice barley cake, With a penny to pay the old baker; A hop and a scotch Is another notch, Slitherum, slather...

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English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
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Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/19507
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/19507 2023-12-31T10:19:21+01:00 Ducks and drakes xxxx/xx/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/19507 eng eng D Joe McGrath b. & r. St. John's FLCQ 66/67 V, 6b References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 16735 D_16735_ducks and drakes http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/19507 Department of Folklore Original held in the Department of Folklore. Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador Text Manuscript ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:39Z ducks and drakes When skimming flat rocks over the surface of a pond we would say the following phrase. We would start with a duck and increase by one for each skim. A duck and a drake, And a nice barley cake, With a penny to pay the old baker; A hop and a scotch Is another notch, Slitherum, slatherum, take her! We mustn't have been very good at this for it was very rare that we ever threw a stone that skimmed enough to allow us to finish this phrase. This game was known as "Ducks and Drakes". Not used Not used Withdrawn Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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Ducks and drakes
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description ducks and drakes When skimming flat rocks over the surface of a pond we would say the following phrase. We would start with a duck and increase by one for each skim. A duck and a drake, And a nice barley cake, With a penny to pay the old baker; A hop and a scotch Is another notch, Slitherum, slatherum, take her! We mustn't have been very good at this for it was very rare that we ever threw a stone that skimmed enough to allow us to finish this phrase. This game was known as "Ducks and Drakes". Not used Not used Withdrawn
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title_full_unstemmed Ducks and drakes
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Original held in the Department of Folklore.
Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore
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Joe McGrath b. & r. St. John's FLCQ 66/67 V, 6b
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
16735
D_16735_ducks and drakes
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