drake

¹

[ dreyk ]

noun

1. a male duck. Compare duck ¹( def 2 ).

drake

²

[ dreyk ]

noun

1. a small cannon, used especially in the 17th and 18th centuries.
2. drake fly.
3. Archaic. a dragon.

Drake

³

[ dreyk ]

noun

1. Sir Francis, c1540–96, English admiral and buccaneer: sailed around the world 1577–80.
2. Joseph Rod·man [rod, -m, uh, n], 1795–1820, U.S. poet.

Drake

¹

/ dreɪk /

noun

1. DrakeSir Francis?15401596MEnglishTRAVEL AND EXPLORATION: navigatorTRAVEL AND EXPLORATION: buccaneer 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

drake

²

/ dreɪk /

noun

1. the male of any duck

drake

³

/ dreɪk /

noun

1. angling an artificial fly resembling a mayfly
2. history a small cannon
3. an obsolete word for dragon

Word History and Origins

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of drake¹

C13: perhaps from Low German; compare Middle Dutch andrake, Old High German antrahho

Origin of drake²

Old English draca, ultimately from Latin dracō dragon

Example Sentences

“Last spring, as conflict spread at universities across the country, we saw the limits of our traditional approach,” Drake said.

From Los Angeles Times

Drake Maye is a guy to watch, and the Patriots have won two of their last three.

From Los Angeles Times

Drake has had his fair share of beef with other rappers, but some people might not have seen his latest row with a basketball player coming.

From BBC

New England Patriots rookie quarterback Drake Maye also produced a magical final play of the game as he scrambled around for almost 12 seconds before finding Rhamondre Stevenson for a tying touchdown at Tennessee.

From BBC

In August, Drake directed chancellors of all 10 campuses to strictly enforce rules against encampments, protests that block pathways and masking that shields identities amid sharp calls to stop policy violations during demonstrations.

From Los Angeles Times