drake fly
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noun Angling.
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Also called drake.
Origin of drake fly
1400–50; perhaps late Middle English drake flye artificial fly dressed with drake feathers
Words nearby drake fly
drainpipes, drain rod, drainspout, Draize test, drake, drake fly, Drakensberg, Drake Passage, Drake, Sir Francis, Dralon, dram
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