Firedrake

Pronunciation varies by accent · noun

Meaning

A fire-breathing dragon..

Definitions by Sense

1. A fire-breathing dragon.
2. A fiery meteor, an ignis fatuus, a rocket
3. A kind of firework
4. (figurative, poetic) A worker at a furnace or fire

Example Sentences

[…] the incensed firedrake, in revenge, flies all over the land, vomiting fire and smoke in every direction, […]

Then was the folk-scather for the third of times yet, The fierce fire-drake, all mindful of feud;

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