Firedrake Definition

fīrdrāk
noun
A fire-breathing dragon of Germanic mythology.
American Heritage

A fiery meteor, an ignis fatuus, a rocket.

Wiktionary

A kind of firework.

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A worker at a furnace or fire (an allusive use)

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Other Word Forms of Firedrake

Noun

Singular:
firedrake
Plural:
firedrakes

Origin of Firedrake

  • Middle English firdrake from Old English fȳrdraca fȳr fire fire draca dragon drake2

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Middle English firdrake, from Old English fȳrdraca (“fire-spewing dragon”), equivalent of fire +‎ drake.

    From Wiktionary

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