drake 1
/drayk/ , n.
a male duck. Cf. duck 1 (def. 2).
[ 1250-1300; ME; c. LG drake, dial. G drache; cf. OHG antrahho, anutrehho male duck ]
drake 2
/drayk/ , n.
1. a small cannon, used esp. in the 17th and 18th centuries.
2. drake fly.
3. Archaic. a dragon.
[ bef. 900; ME; OE draca draco DRAGON ]