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Noun: drake  dreyk
  1. Adult male of a wild or domestic duck
Noun: Drake  dreyk
  1. 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

Derived forms: drakes

Type of: admiral, duck, full admiral, navigator

Encyclopedia: Drake, Montague