Drake, n. [AS. draca dragon, L. draco. See Dragon.] 1. A dragon.
Beowulf resolves to kill the drake. J. A. Harrison (Beowulf).
2. A small piece of artillery.
Two or three shots, made at them by a couple of drakes, made them stagger. Clarendon.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.