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drake

1

[ dreyk ]

noun

  1. a male duck. Compare duck 1( def 2 ).


drake

2

[ dreyk ]

noun

  1. a small cannon, used especially in the 17th and 18th centuries.
  2. Archaic. a dragon.

Drake

3

[ dreyk ]

noun

  1. Sir Francis, ³¦1540–96, English admiral and buccaneer: sailed around the world 1577–80.
  2. Joseph Rod·man [rod, -m, uh, n], 1795–1820, U.S. poet.

Drake

1

/ »å°ù±ðɪ°ì /

noun

  1. DrakeSir Francis?15401596MEnglishTRAVEL AND EXPLORATION: navigatorTRAVEL AND EXPLORATION: buccaneer Sir Francis. ?1540–96, English navigator and buccaneer, the first Englishman to sail around the world (1577–80). He commanded a fleet against the Spanish Armada (1588) and contributed greatly to its defeat
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

drake

2

/ »å°ù±ðɪ°ì /

noun

  1. the male of any duck
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

drake

3

/ »å°ù±ðɪ°ì /

noun

  1. angling an artificial fly resembling a mayfly
  2. history a small cannon
  3. an obsolete word for dragon
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of drake1

1250–1300; Middle English; cognate with Low German drake, dialectal German drache; compare Old High German antrahho, anutrehho male duck

Origin of drake2

before 900; Middle English; Old English draca < Latin »å°ù²¹³¦Å dragon
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of drake1

C13: perhaps from Low German; compare Middle Dutch andrake, Old High German antrahho

Origin of drake2

Old English draca, ultimately from Latin »å°ù²¹³¦Å dragon
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After spending almost a month receiving treatment, including two surgeries and antibiotics, the drake, or male, mallard was cleared this week to leave, according to a Facebook post from the wildlife center.

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When the sun hit the water and green drake mayflies began dancing on the surface, a fish lower in the pool began feeding on top.

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Y’all thinking I pushed my album back because drake is comedy.

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This was more than two years ago, before the pandemic, and Price, a sex educator, was watching the filming of “jessica drake’s Guide to Wicked Sex: Senior Sex.â€

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Another person simply asked, “How do you boo drake?â€

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