Drake vs Wrake - What's the difference?
drake | wrake |
A mayfly used as fishing bait.
A dragon.
* J. A. Harrison
(historical) A small piece of artillery.
* Clarendon
As nouns the difference between drake and wrake
is that drake is a male duck while wrake is suffering which comes as a result of vengeance or retribution.As a proper noun Drake
is {{surname|from=nicknames}}, notably of Francis Drake (1540-1596).drake
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) . More at (l).Derived terms
* ducks and drakes * sheldrakeEtymology 2
From (etyl) and (etyl) Drache.Noun
(en noun)- Beowulf resolves to kill the drake .
- Two or three shots, made at them by a couple of drakes , made them stagger.