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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  

[drayk] / dreɪk /

noun

1. a male duck.

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drake ² American  

[drayk] / 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  

[drayk] / 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

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After spending almost a month receiving treatment, including two surgeries and antibiotics, the drake, or male, mallard was cleared this week to leave, according to a Facebook post from the wildlife center.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 28, 2023

I changed to a green drake pattern, cast near where it had splashed and soon landed my first cutt of the trip.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 13, 2022

I can't count the hours that myself and drake have spent writing producing and recording music.

From Time ● Jul. 23, 2015

As Toronto music critic Rawiya Kameir tweeted, “lmaooooooooo at everyone who said drake has a ‘new accent’ obviously you’ve never met a toronto roadman before.”

From Slate ● Feb. 26, 2015

Scraps of English here and there presently told me that the talk had centred itself upon the tragedy of the drake.

From Further Experiences of an Irish R.M. by Martin Ross

Ohtani clipped Braves catcher Drake Baldwin’s mitt and was awarded first base for catcher’s interference.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

Maye’s stat page felt like a refresh: 226 yards passing, two touchdown passes, 54 yards rushing, key plays late, and a splash of that 2025 Drake Maye swagger.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

The New England Patriots were their opponents in the Super Bowl, but their quarterback Drake Maye has struggled since.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

Drake Maye, who finished second to Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford in last season’s MVP voting, has struggled through the Patriots’ first three games.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

“You wouldn’t think it was dull if you had gone with me to see the movies of the Drake Expedition at the Bijou last year.”

From "Mr. Popper's Penguins" by Florence Atwater and Richard Atwater