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drake
/dɹeɪk/
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What does drake mean?
noun
- A male duck (bird).
- dragon
- lesser draconic creature
More meanings (19)
noun
- beaked galley, or Viking warship
- a fiery meteor (variously known as fiery serpents and dragons in many cultures)
- (historical) small piece of artillery
- (archaic) mayfly
- (archaic) a mayfly used as fishing bait
proper noun
- An English surname transferred from the nickname, originally a byname from Old English draca or Old Norse draki, both meaning “dragon”.
- Francis Drake (1540-1596), English sea captain, pirate, and explorer of the Elizabethan era.
- An Irish surname, anglicized from Drach, itself a Hiberno-Norman name English Drake.
- A male given name transferred from the surname.
- A locality in the Tenterfield council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia.
- A village in Saskatchewan, Canada.
- A ward of Plymouth, Devon, England; named for aqueduct Drake's Leat, itself for Francis Drake, Mayor of Plymouth at the time of its construction.
- A city in North Dakota; named for early settler Herman Drake.
- An unincorporated community in Yavapai County, Arizona.
- An unincorporated community in Colorado.
- An unincorporated community in Illinois.
- An unincorporated community in Kentucky.
- An unincorporated community in Missouri; named for Missouri statesman Charles D. Drake.
- An unincorporated community in South Carolina.
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IPA pronunciation
/dɹeɪk/
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According to him there had been captains among these coves and islets compared with whom Drake was practically a landsman.
After an interval of three weeks the stolen drake was recovered, and instantly the pair recognised each other with extreme joy.
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Mr. Drake was of opinion that even Nice might fall for want of supplies, if the trade with Genoa were cut off.
A taw line is drawn and from this the ducks are thrown at the drake, each trying to knock him off his perch.
“If I could only hold out a little longer I think I could get something. Drake is sure to open a hotel here in September.”