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drake
Pronunciation: (drāk), [key]—
n.
a male duck. Cf.
duck1 (def. 2).
drake
Pronunciation: (drāk), [key]—
n.
1. a small cannon, used esp. in the 17th and 18th centuries.
2. drake fly.
3. Archaic.a dragon.
Drake
Pronunciation: (drāk), [key]—
n.
1. Sir Francis, c1540–96, English admiral and buccaneer: sailed around the world 1577–80.
2. Joseph Rod•man Pronunciation: (rod'mun), [key] 1795–1820, U.S. poet.
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