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drake

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Synonyms: rake, drape, brake, crake, wrake, drave, droke, drage, dake, drane, dmake

Antonyms: rake, drape, brake, crake, wrake, drave, droke, drage, dake, drane, dmake

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Proper noun

  1. {{surname|en|English|from=nicknames}}, originally a byname from {{der|en|ang|draca}} or {{der|en|non|draki}}, both meaning “dragon”.
  2. {{surname|en|Irish}}, anglicized from {{m|ga|Drach}}, itself a Hiberno-Norman name {{m+|en||Drake}}.
  3. {{given name|en|male|from=surnames}}.
  4. {{place|en|locality|in the|carea/Tenterfield|north eastern|s/New South Wales|c/Australia}}.
  5. {{place|en|village|p/Saskatchewan|c/Canada}}.
  6. {{place|en|ward|city/Plymouth|county/Devon|cc/England|;|named for aqueduct {{w|Drake's Leat}}, itself for Francis Drake, Mayor of Plymouth at the time of its construction}}.
  7. {{place|en|locale|c/US}}.

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