drake

noun8

1. •
   a male duck
2. •
   (literary) dragon

   • Clay caught sight of the drake's wing outlined against the rising flames as it swept low over the desert. — 2016
3. •
   (literary) lesser draconic creature
4. •
   beaked galley, or Viking warship
5. •
   (historical) small piece of artillery

   • Two or three shots, made at them by a couple of drakes, made them stagger. — 1702
6. •
   a fiery meteor (variously known as fiery serpents and dragons in many cultures)
7. •
   (no longer used) mayfly
8. •
   (no longer used) a mayfly used as fishing bait