plural of roan duck

A form of firebars, where sections of the grate may be rocked or tipped to break up clinker within the fire, or to drop the fire after a day's work.

plural of rocking grate

Alternative form of duck on a rock

(sometimes hyphenated) A traditional children's game in which multiple players stand behind a throwing line and each takes a turn throwing a stone (sometimes called a "duck") at a target rock (sometimes called the "drake") that is guarded by another player, such that when a player's thrown stone dislodges the target rock all the players run to retrieve their thrown stones, while the guard replaces the target and then attempts to tag a player before he or she can return to the throwing line. If the guard successfully tags a player, then the guard and player swap roles.

(of a material or substance) Similar to rock.

(geology) The collective record of the development of the Earth that is reflected in the preserved rocks, especially sedimentary rocks, from throughout geological history.

(music, jazz) A genre of rock music heavily influenced by jazz.

simple past tense of ride up

plural of wide spot in the road