Drake word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "drake" word

[noun] adult male of a wild or domestic duck
[noun] English explorer and admiral who was the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe and who helped to defeat the Spanish Armada (1540-1596)

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\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.
\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\, 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.

Synonyms for drake

Francis Drake, Sir Francis Drake

See also: admiral | duck | full admiral | navigator |

Related terms: Bantam, banty, barn-door fowl, barnyard fowl, biddy, billy, billy goat, boar, broiler, brooder, broody hen, bubbly-jock, buck, bull, bullock, capon, chanticleer, chick, chickabiddy, chicken, chicky, cock, cockerel, dog, domestic fowl, duck, duckling, dunghill fowl, entire, entire horse, fowl, fryer, game fowl, gander, gobbler, goose, gosling, guinea cock, guinea fowl, guinea hen, hart, he-goat, hen, hen turkey, partlet, peacock, poulard, poult, poultry, pullet, ram, roaster, rooster, setting hen, spring chicken, stag, stallion, steer, stewing chicken, stot, stud, studhorse, tom, tom turkey, tomcat, top cow, top horse, tup, turkey, turkey gobbler, turkey-cock, wether

The fun area, different aproach to word »drake«

Let's analyse "drake" as pure text. This string has Five letters in One syllable and Two vowels. 40% of vowels is 1.4% more then average English word. Written in backwards: EKARD. Average typing speed for these characters is 1430 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: -.. .-. .- -.- .

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: drake: 1 + 5 = 6, reduced: 6 . and the final result is Six.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: drake: 4 + 9 + 1 + 2 + 5 = 21, reduced: 3, and the final result is Three.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
A (1)	1	Magician	Creative, Inventive, Intuitive
D (1)	4	Emperor	Determined, Persistant, Idealist
E (1)	5	Hierophant	Wise, Crafty, Daring, Inventive
K (1)	11	Justice	Charismatic, Quick, Leader, Bold
R (1)	18	Moon	Patient, Determined, Strong

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