firedrake

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firedrake - 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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firedrake - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  firedrake
      n 1: a creature of Teutonic mythology; usually represented as
           breathing fire and having a reptilian body and sometimes
           wings [syn: dragon, firedrake]