_Duck on the Rock._

duck n _Games_:'_Duck on the Rock._'You place a small rock on a larger one and line up about twenty feet away. then you draw for turns. The person who gets the draw (which could be done by drawing the shortest of several sticks, going hand over hand on one long stick, counting, or even usi...

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Summary:duck n _Games_:'_Duck on the Rock._'You place a small rock on a larger one and line up about twenty feet away. then you draw for turns. The person who gets the draw (which could be done by drawing the shortest of several sticks, going hand over hand on one long stick, counting, or even using a rhyme.) takes a third rock and throws at the rock perched on the large one. the object os to knock the small off get to it and set it back on before someone else does and get another turn [reverse] Duck -> [picture] [picture] players Yes DICT CEN. JW Not used Not used Withdrawn NEWFOUNDLAND FOLKLORE SURVEY. Phonetic transcription marked JW. Reverse at D_16650.