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    drake
    /dreɪk/

    noun

    • 1. a male duck: "a drake mallard"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDRAKE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    DRAKE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary. Meaning of drake in English. drake. noun [ C ] uk / dreɪk / us / dreɪk / Add to word list. a male duck (= water bird) Andyworks/iStock / Getty Images Plus/GettyImages. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Names for the male & female of animals. billy goat. bitch. boar. boomer. buck. bullock.

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  4. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › drakeDrake Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Feb 15, 2024 · noun. ˈdrāk. : a male duck. Examples of drake in a Sentence. Recent Examples on the Web The drake ’s bill is red and white, and its feet are yellow. Phil Bourjaily, Field & Stream, 15 Feb. 2024 The drake has a faint whistle and can quack quietly.

  5. www.behindthename.com › name › drakeMeaning, origin and history of the name Drake

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    Jan 21, 2022 · Meaning & History. From an English surname derived from the Old Norse byname Draki or the Old English byname Draca both meaning "dragon", both via Latin from Greek δράκων (drakon) meaning "dragon, serpent". This name coincides with the unrelated English word drake meaning "male duck".

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDRAKE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    5 meanings: the male of any duck 1. angling an artificial fly resembling a mayfly 2. history a small cannon 3. → an obsolete.... Click for more definitions.

  7. nameberry.com › b › boy-baby-name-drakeDrake - Baby Name Meaning, Origin, and Popularity

    Jun 13, 2024 · Drake Origin and Meaning. The name Drake is a boy's name of English origin meaning "dragon; or, male duck". A simple one-syllable name that has been on the popularity list since the mid-1980s, Drake is most associated today with the single-named rapper (born Aubrey).

  8. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryDRAKE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    Meaning of drake in English. drake. noun [ C ] us / dreɪk / uk / dreɪk / Add to word list Add to word list. a male duck (= water bird) Andyworks/iStock / Getty Images Plus/GettyImages. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Names for the male & female of animals. billy goat. bitch. boar. boomer. buck. bullock. cob. doe. drone. ewe. gelding.

  9. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › drakedrake - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Jun 2, 2024 · From Middle English drake (“ male duck, drake ”), from Old English *draca, abbreviated form for Old English *andraca (“ male duck, drake ”, literally “ duck-king ”), from Proto-West Germanic *anadrekō (“ duck leader ”).

  10. www.dictionary.com › browse › drakeDRAKE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Green Drake,—same as yellow except the wings, which must be from a Mallard's feather dyed a yellowish green. From Project Gutenberg. Draize testdrake fly. Drake definition: a male duck.. See examples of DRAKE used in a sentence.

  11. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishdrake noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    Definition of drake noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  12. www.yourdictionary.com › drakeDrake Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    noun. A male duck. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. A mayfly used as fishing bait. Wiktionary. A small cannon of the 17th and 18th cent. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. A dragon. Wiktionary. Synonyms: sir francis drake. Francis Drake. pronoun. A surname , notably of Francis Drake (1540-1596). Wiktionary.