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| E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898. |
| Drake | |
| means the “duck-king.” The old English word end means a duck, and end-ric becomes ’dric, drake. Similarly the German tauber-rich is a male dove, and ganse-rich, a male goose, or gander. | 1 |
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