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drake 1 D0378700 (drāk)n. A male duck.
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drake 2 D0378700 (drāk)n. A mayfly used as fishing bait. Also called drake fly.
[Middle English, dragon, from Old English draca, from West Germanic *drako, from Latin dracō; see dragon.]drake (dreɪk) n (Zoology) the male of any duck[C13: perhaps from Low German; compare Middle Dutch andrake, Old High German antrahho]
drake (dreɪk) n1. (Angling) angling an artificial fly resembling a mayfly2. (Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) history a small cannon3. an obsolete word for dragon[Old English draca, ultimately from Latin dracō dragon]
Drake (dreɪk) n (Biography) 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 defeatdrake (dreɪk)
n. a male duck. Compare duck 1 (def. 2). [1250–1300] Drake (dreɪk)
n. Sir Francis, c1540–96, English admiral and explorer. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  Drake - English explorer and admiral who was the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe and who helped to defeat the Spanish Armada (1540-1596)Francis Drake, Sir Francis Drake | | 2. | drake - adult male of a wild or domestic duckduck - small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs |
Translationsdrake (dreik) noun a male duck. 公鴨 雄鸭drake
play ducks and drakes withTo squander (something). "Ducks and drakes" is a game played by skipping a stone across the surface of water. Don't play ducks and drakes with this internship—it's a great opportunity, even if it doesn't pay!See also: and, drake, duck, playducks and drakesA game that involves skipping stones across water. I love going to the lake in the summer and playing ducks and drakes with my kids.See also: and, drake, duckplay ducks and drakes with (one)To treat one poorly, dishonestly, or with flippant disregard. They started playing ducks and drakes with their opponents toward the end of the game. I thought that there were the makings of a serious relationship, but lately it's felt like he's just playing ducks and drakes with me.See also: and, drake, duck, playmake ducks and drakes of (something)To squander something. "Ducks and drakes" is a game played by skipping a stone across the surface of water. Don't play ducks and drakes of this internship—it's a great opportunity, even if it doesn't pay!See also: and, drake, duck, make, ofplay ducks and drakes with someone BRITISH, OLD-FASHIONEDIf someone plays ducks and drakes with people, they treat them badly by being dishonest with them or not taking them seriously. He accepted the ceasefire conditions, but since then has been playing ducks and drakes with the United Nations. Note: `Ducks and drakes' is the game of throwing flat stones across the surface of some water to see how many times you can make the stones bounce. In this expression, the person's attitude to others is perhaps being compared to someone idly and thoughtlessly throwing stones. See also: and, drake, duck, play, someoneplay ducks and drakes with trifle with; treat frivolously. This expression comes from the game of ducks and drakes , played by throwing a flat stone across the surface of water in such a way as to make it skim and skip before it finally sinks. The game was known by this name by the late 16th century, and it was already a metaphor for an idle or frivolous activity in the early 17th century.See also: and, drake, duck, play make ducks and drakes of/play ducks and drakes with To squander; waste.See also: and, drake, duck, make, ofdrake
drake1 the male of any duck
drake2 Angling an artificial fly resembling a mayfly
Drake 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 the passage between Tierra del Fuego and the South Shetland Islands, linking the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. It is the widest strait on the globe (900 to 950 km) and has depths up to 5,840 m. Powerful storms are frequent. In winter the southern part is covered with ice floes, and in summer there are many icebergs in the strait. The strait is named for F. Drake, who sailed through it in 1578. DRAKE
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Synonyms for Drakenoun English explorer and admiral who was the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe and who helped to defeat the Spanish Armada (1540-1596)Synonyms- Francis Drake
- Sir Francis Drake
noun adult male of a wild or domestic duckRelated Words |