Sir francis drake


noun
1.
Sir Francis, c1540–96, English admiral and buccaneer: sailed around the world 1577–80.
2.
Joseph Rodman
[rod-muh n] /ˈrɒd mən/ (Show IPA), 1795–1820, U.S. poet.
noun
1.
the male of any duck
noun
1.
(angling) an artificial fly resembling a mayfly
2.
(history) a small cannon
3.
an obsolete word for dragon
noun
1.
Sir Francis. ?1540–96, English navigator and buccaneer, the first Englishman to sail around the world (1577–80). He commanded a fleet against the Spanish Armada (1588) and contributed greatly to its defeat

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