drake

IPA(Pronunciation)

/dɹeɪk/

Noun

poetic historical

A mayfly used as fishing bait. / (poetic) A dragon. / (historical) A small piece of artillery. / A fiery meteor. / A beaked galley, or Viking warship.

Japanese Meaning

釣り餌として使われる蜉蝣 / 詩的な表現での龍 / 歴史的に小型の火砲 / 炎を帯びた流星 / くちばしを持つガレー船、またはヴァイキング戦船

What is this buttons?

He tied a drake to the hook before casting into the river.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

彼は川に投げる前に、釣り餌として使われるカゲロウを針に結んだ。

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Sense（1）

A mayfly used as fishing bait.

Sense（2）

(poetic) A dragon.

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Sense（3）

(historical) A small piece of artillery.

Two or three shots, made at them by a couple of drakes, made them stagger.

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Sense（4）

A fiery meteor.

The moon’s my constant Mistresse

& the lowlie owle my morrowe.

The flaming Drake and yͤ Nightcrowe make

mee musicke to my sorrowe.

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Sense（5）

A beaked galley, or Viking warship.

drakes

（ plural ）

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