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BNC: 12926 COCA: 30272

drake

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drake /ˈdreɪk/ noun
plural drakes
drake
/ˈdreɪk/
noun
plural drakes
Learner's definition of DRAKE
[count]
: a male duck公鸭
BNC: 12926 COCA: 30272

drake

noun

: a male duck

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web When the sun hit the water and green drake mayflies began dancing on the surface, a fish lower in the pool began feeding on top. Chris Santella, Washington Post, 13 Aug. 2022 The sketch showed a drake and hen mallard dropping into a marsh. Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 27 Aug. 2021 Pingping, who had worked on a poultry farm for two years back in China and knew how to treat sick chickens, broke the aspirin in half and inserted one piece into the drake’s mouth. Joan Acocella, The New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2021 This year's stamp features a drake lesser scaup painted by Richard Clifton of Milford, Delaware. Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 27 June 2021 Unquestionably, the drake wood duck is the most beautiful of all waterfowl, with the female also being more colorful than the females of other species. Jim Gilbert, Star Tribune, 27 May 2021 The presence of a white bar border on the speculum (found on drake mallards) varies from bird-to-bird. Ryan Chelius, Outdoor Life, 1 Mar. 2021 The drake dives, and Dublin swims circles around the spot, then disappears underwater. The Editors, Field & Stream, 16 Dec. 2020 Bear emerged from the water with the drake clamped in his jaws. Hal Herring, Field & Stream, 12 May 2020 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English; akin to Old High German antrahho drake

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of drake was in the 14th century
BNC: 12926 COCA: 30272

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