FIREDRAKE

dragon, firedrake

(noun) a creature of Teutonic mythology; usually represented as breathing fire and having a reptilian body and sometimes wings

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

firedrake (plural firedrakes)

A fire-breathing dragon.

A fiery meteor, an ignis fatuus, a rocket

A kind of firework

(figurative, poetic) A worker at a furnace or fire

Source: Wiktionary


Fire"drake`, n. Etym: [AS. f; f fire + draca a dragon. See Fire, and Drake a dragon.] [Obs.]

1. A fiery dragon. Beau. & Fl.

2. A fiery meteor; an ignis fatuus; a rocket.

3. A worker at a furnace or fire. B. Jonson.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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