Drake — Defs

01 n. The male of the duck kind.

1.
The male of the duck kind.
2.
The drake fly.
“The drake will mount steeple height into the air.” — Walton.

“The dark drake fly, good in August.” — Walton.

Phrases & compounds

Drake fly — a kind of fly, sometimes used in angling.

02 n. A 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.

03 n. Wild oats, brome grass, or darnel grass; -- called also drawk, dravick, and drank.

1.
Wild oats, brome grass, or darnel grass; -- called also drawk, dravick, and drank.[Prov. Eng.] Also: drawk, dravick, drank