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drake(2) (iou)



drake noun2 & adjective. ME.
[Corresp. to Low German drake, drache from West Germanic base repr. also by 2nd elem. of Old High German antrahho, antrehho (German Enterich).]
A. noun. A male duck. ME.
drake's tail an unruly tuft or curl of hair at the back of the head. ducks and drakes, duck and drake: see DUCK noun1.
b. attrib. or as adjective. Designating a duck that is male. L19.