drake¹ Definition
drake (drāk)
noun
a male duck
Etymology: ME < WGmc *drako, male, as in OHG anutrehho, lit., duck-male
drake² Definition
drake (drāk)
Drake Definition
Drake (drāk)
Drake, Sir Francis 1540?-96; Eng. admiral & buccaneer: 1st Englishman to sail around the world
drake Usage Examples
Converse of object
- see: There were also 3 drake Smew fishing - its unusual to see more drakes than redheads.
- include: At the River mouth 3 Eider Duck were present this morning, including a nice drake.
- eclipse: An eclipse drake with Eurasian Wigeon A. penelope on the sea at Scalby Mills.
- find: Among the commoner ducks, I found a single drake Garganey.
- use: The drakes used to make a lot of fuss and noise and bustle, and have gone into the pot long ago.
Adjective modifier
- single: Among the commoner ducks, I found a single drake Garganey.
- more: I often hear this call in the spring, when two or more drakes are pursuing a hen Mallard in flight.
- handsome: Right across the front of the hide, swimming close together came two handsome drake RUDDY DUCKS.
- smart: Near the gulls, roosted a group of Comb Ducks and behind them a flock of Garganey included some smart drakes.
- colorful: Below us, where the waves surge, Purple Sandpiper pick among the weed and colorful drake Harlequins cluster on the rocks.
- nice: At the River mouth 3 Eider Duck were present this morning, including a nice drake.
Modifies a noun
- pintail: A flooded roadside area held numerous MALLARD, a few AMERICAN WIGEON and my first drake PINTAIL of the trip.
- channel: Francis drake channel deck to deck however in march.
- mallard: But, she wasn't feeding she was chasing away a drake mallard.
- goldeneye: Later there was a ringtail Hen Harrier at Rye Harbor Farm and a drake Goldeneye still on Long Pit.
Noun used with modifier
- francis: Author michelle malkin francis drake channel a chill cruise was for.
- mallard: There, he found a plump mallard drake lying on the springy turf.
- adult: Right: Adult drake Baikal Teal, in captivity, Sussex, UK, February 2003.
- call: Currently I only have 2 snowy call ducks, 1 snowy call drake, and 1 gray call drake.
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