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Definition of Drakes

Drake
Drake Drake, n. [AS. draca dragon, L. draco. See Dragon.] 1. A dragon. [Obs.] Beowulf resolves to kill the drake. --J. A. Harrison (Beowulf). 2. A small piece of artillery. [Obs.] Two or three shots, made at them by a couple of drakes, made them stagger. --Clarendon.
Drake
Drake Drake, n. [Cf. F. dravik, W. drewg, darnel, cockle, etc.] Wild oats, brome grass, or darnel grass; -- called also drawk, dravick, and drank. [Prov. Eng.] --Dr. Prior.
Drake
Drake Drake, n. [Akin to LG. drake, OHG. antrache, anetrecho, G. enterich, Icel. andriki, Dan. andrik, OSw. andrak, andrage, masc., and fr. AS. ened, fem., duck; akin to D. eend, G. ente, Icel. ["o]nd, Dan. and, Sw. and, Lith. antis, L. anas, Gr. ? (for ?), and perh. Skr. [=a]ti a water fowl. ????. In English the first part of the word was lost. The ending is akin to E. rich. Cf. Gulaund.] 1. The male of the duck kind. 2. [Cf. Dragon fly, under Dragon.] The drake fly. The drake will mount steeple height into the air. --Walton. Drake fly, a kind of fly, sometimes used in angling. The dark drake fly, good in August. --Walton.

Meaning of Drakes from wikipedia

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