The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Drake \Drake\ (dr[=a]k), n. [Akin to LG. drake, OHG. antrache,
   anetrecho, G. enterich, Icel. andriki, Dan. andrik, OSw.
   andrak, andrage, masc., and fr. AS. ened, fem., duck; akin to
   D. eend, G. ente, Icel. ["o]nd, Dan. and, Sw. and, Lith.
   antis, L. anas, Gr. ? (for ?), and perh. Skr. [=a]ti a water
   fowl. [root]207. In English the first part of the word was
   lost. The ending is akin to E. rich. Cf. Gulaund.]
   1. The male of the duck kind.
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   2. [Cf. Dragon fly, under Dragon.] The drake fly.
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            The drake will mount steeple height into the air.
                                                  --Walton.
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   Drake fly, a kind of fly, sometimes used in angling.
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            The dark drake fly, good in August.   --Walton.
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