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[syn: dragon, firedrake]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Firedrake \Fire"drake`\ (f[imac]r"dr[=a]k`), n. [AS.
f[=y]rdraca; f[=y]r fire + draca a dragon. See Fire, and
Drake a dragon.] [Obs.]
1. A fiery dragon. --Beau. & Fl.
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2. A fiery meteor; an ignis fatuus; a rocket.
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3. A worker at a furnace or fire. --B. Jonson.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
firedrake
n 1: a creature of Teutonic mythology; usually represented as
breathing fire and having a reptilian body and sometimes
wings [syn: dragon, firedrake]