drake: Meaning and Definition of

drake

Pronunciation: (drāk), [key]
— n.
  1. a male duck. Cf. duck (def. 2).

drake

Pronunciation: (drāk), [key]
— n.
  1. a small cannon, used esp. in the 17th and 18th centuries.
  2. drake fly.
  3. a dragon.

Drake

Pronunciation: (drāk), [key]
— n.
  1. c1540–96, English admiral and buccaneer: sailed around the world 1577–80.
  2. 1795–1820, U.S. poet.
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