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drake

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1. drake - Noun

2. Drake - Proper noun

Meaning

The male of the duck kind.

The drake fly.

A dragon.

A small piece of artillery.

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

Source: Webster's dictionary

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The forces of Hannibal, Drake and Napoleon moved at best with the horses' gallop or the speed of wind on sail. Now, aviation brings a new concept of time and distance to the affairs of men. It demands adaptability to change, places a premium on quickness of thought and speed of action. Charles Lindbergh

Never since Drake and Raleigh won Our freedom of the seas, Have sons of Britain dared and done More valiantly than these. Alfred Noyes

I listen to Radio 4 and put the iPod on shuffle. I like the randomness of, say, the Stones, then something from Nina Simone, Nick Drake or Bob Dylan. Catherine McCormack

Eddie Drake is sort of this loose cannon, funny, edgy guy, who has this really foolish, foolish mustache. Lee Tergesen

Who wants to win a gander, you need to weigh Drake. Italian Proverb

Who wants to win a gander, you need to weigh Drake. Provençal Proverb

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