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drake | drate |

As a proper noun drake

is , notably of (1540-1596).

As a verb drate is

(drite).

drake

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) . More at (l).

Noun

(en noun)
  • A male duck.
    • Derived terms
    * ducks and drakes * sheldrake

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) and (etyl) Drache.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A mayfly used as fishing bait.
  • A dragon.
  • * J. A. Harrison
    • Beowulf resolves to kill the drake .
  • (historical) A small piece of artillery.
  • * Clarendon
    • Two or three shots, made at them by a couple of drakes , made them stagger.
    Synonyms
    * (mayfly) drake fly
    Derived terms
    * earthdrake * firedrake * icedrake * nithedrake] * seadrake

    See also

    * (wikipedia)

    Anagrams

    * ---- ==Norwegian Bokmål==

    Alternative forms

    * (l)

    Noun

    (nb-noun-m1)
  • a dragon
  • a kite

    • References

    * ----

    drate

    English

    Alternative forms

    * drait

    Verb

    (head)
  • (drite)

    • References

    * “ drite, v. ]” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd Ed.; 1989

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