n. A flat stone so thrown along the surface of water as to skip from point to point before it sinks; also, the sport of so throwing stones; -- sometimes called ducks and drakes. [ 1913 Webster ]

Internal earthquakes, that, not content with one throe, run along spasmodically, like boys playing at what is called drakestone. De Quincey. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A stone laid over, or erected near, a grave, usually with an inscription, to preserve the memory of the dead; a tombstone. [ 1913 Webster ]