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drake
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drake1
the male of any duck

drake2
Angling an artificial fly resembling a mayfly

Drake
Sir Francis. ?1540--96, English navigator and buccaneer, the first Englishman to sail around the world (1577--80). He commanded a fleet against the Spanish Armada (1588) and contributed greatly to its defeat


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