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

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

When the sun hit the water and green drake mayflies began dancing on the surface, a fish lower in the pool began feeding on top.

From Washington Post

Y’all thinking I pushed my album back because drake is comedy.

From Los Angeles Times

This was more than two years ago, before the pandemic, and Price, a sex educator, was watching the filming of “jessica drake’s Guide to Wicked Sex: Senior Sex.”

From New York Times

Another person simply asked, “How do you boo drake?”

From Fox News