drake
noun
ˈdrāk 
: a male duck
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web 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. 
Chris Santella, Washington Post, 13 Aug. 2022 The sketch showed a drake and hen mallard dropping into a marsh. Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 27 Aug. 2021 Pingping, who had worked on a poultry farm for two years back in China and knew how to treat sick chickens, broke the aspirin in half and inserted one piece into the drake’s mouth. Joan Acocella, The New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2021 This year's stamp features a drake lesser scaup painted by Richard Clifton of Milford, Delaware. Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 27 June 2021 Unquestionably, the drake wood duck is the most beautiful of all waterfowl, with the female also being more colorful than the females of other species. Jim Gilbert, Star Tribune, 27 May 2021 The presence of a white bar border on the speculum (found on drake mallards) varies from bird-to-bird. Ryan Chelius, Outdoor Life, 1 Mar. 2021 The drake dives, and Dublin swims circles around the spot, then disappears underwater. The Editors, Field & Stream, 16 Dec. 2020 Bear emerged from the water with the drake clamped in his jaws. Hal Herring, Field & Stream, 12 May 2020 See More
Chris Santella, Washington Post, 13 Aug. 2022 The sketch showed a drake and hen mallard dropping into a marsh. Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 27 Aug. 2021 Pingping, who had worked on a poultry farm for two years back in China and knew how to treat sick chickens, broke the aspirin in half and inserted one piece into the drake’s mouth. Joan Acocella, The New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2021 This year's stamp features a drake lesser scaup painted by Richard Clifton of Milford, Delaware. Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 27 June 2021 Unquestionably, the drake wood duck is the most beautiful of all waterfowl, with the female also being more colorful than the females of other species. Jim Gilbert, Star Tribune, 27 May 2021 The presence of a white bar border on the speculum (found on drake mallards) varies from bird-to-bird. Ryan Chelius, Outdoor Life, 1 Mar. 2021 The drake dives, and Dublin swims circles around the spot, then disappears underwater. The Editors, Field & Stream, 16 Dec. 2020 Bear emerged from the water with the drake clamped in his jaws. Hal Herring, Field & Stream, 12 May 2020 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English; akin to Old High German antrahho drake
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing drake
Kids Definition
drake
noun
ˈdrāk
: a male duck
Biographical Definition
Drake
biographical name
ˈdrāk
Sir Francis 1540(or 1543)–1596 English navigator and buccaneer