| 释义 |
drake
I. \ˈdrāk\ noun
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Etymology: Middle English, from Old English draca; akin to Old High German trahho dragon, Middle Low German & Middle Dutch drake, Old Norse dreki; all from a prehistoric West Germanic-North Germanic word borrowed from Latin draco dragon, serpent — more at dragon
1. archaic : dragon
2. : a small piece of artillery of the 17th and 18th centuries
3. [by shortening] : drake fly
II. noun
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Etymology: Middle English; akin to German dialect drache, trech drake, Old High German antrahho, anutrehho, Low German drake
1. : the male of a wild or domestic duck
2.
a. : the flat stone used in the game of duck on a rock
b. : drakestone
3. or drake green : a dark greenish blue that is bluer and stronger than average teal, bluer, lighter, and stronger than average teal blue, and greener, lighter, and stronger than teal duck — called also drake's-neck green |