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drake fly

 
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–noun Angling.
May fly.
Also called drake.

Origin:
1400–50; perh. late ME drake flye artificial fly dressed with drake feathers
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drake 2   (drāk)   
n.  A mayfly used as fishing bait. Also called drake fly.

[Middle English, dragon, from Old English draca, from West Germanic *drako, from Latin dracō; see dragon.]
drake fly  
n.  See drake2.
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