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  drake

  noun

  a male duck.
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  Drake

  noun

  Sir Francis, c1540–96, English admiral and buccaneer: sailed around the world 1577–80.

drake

¹ American  

[dreyk] / dreɪk /

noun

1. a male duck.

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drake ² American  

[dreyk] / dreɪk /

noun

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

2. drake fly.

3. Archaic. a dragon.

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Drake ³ American  

[dreyk] / dreɪk /

noun

1. Sir Francis, c1540–96, English admiral and buccaneer: sailed around the world 1577–80.

2. Joseph Rodman 1795–1820, U.S. poet.

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drake ¹ British  

/ dreɪk /

noun

1. angling an artificial fly resembling a mayfly

2. history a small cannon

3. an obsolete word for dragon

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Drake ² British  

/ dreɪk /

noun

1. 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

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drake ³ British  

/ dreɪk /

noun

1. the male of any duck

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Etymology

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 dracō dragon

Example Sentences

After COVID, Mendocino Farms ended its partnership with the Drakes to save money, he said, and they had to scramble to find a new partner, Sweetgreen.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2024

Their business was finally in the black after Mendocino Farms partnered with the Drakes to make an entrée called “Save Drake Farms Salad” that paid off all their debts, but the pandemic reversed their fortunes.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2024

Co-authors Matt Lau and Sarah Allen spotted a 2-week-old elephant seal pup being carried away from Drakes Beach by the waves, the study said.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 4, 2024

Since then, as the population has increased, those pocket coves have overflowed, with seals spreading into the more protected waters of nearby Drakes Bay.

From The Guardian • Feb. 2, 2019

George was reclining upon a seat which his uncle had dedicated to the public for ever, to commemorate the return of the Drakes to Highfield.

From A Drake by George! by Trevena, John