Draco

Definitions

1. A circumpolar constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a dragon. It features a line of stars (including Thuban) that winds between Ursa Major and Ursa Minor.
2. A short-barreled Kalashnikov-pattern rifle.
3. An Athenian lawgiver, known for the severity of his laws.
4. One of Actaeon's hounds.
   Greek
5. A male given name from Ancient Greek or Latin.

Equivalents

Examples

“Chop trees with the draco”

“The statesman Draco, faced with public complacency in the face⟳ of a crisis in crime, devised a simple method of maintaining order⟳: kill⟳ all offenders.”

“Last⟳ November’s Latin Grammy Awards ceremony seemed to be the culmination of a heartwarming comeback for the Puerto Rican singer-songwriter-guitarist-producer Robi Draco Rosa.”

“Midway through a video interview with Tom Felton about his best-selling memoir, “Beyond the Wand,” the actor who played Draco Malfoy in the “Harry Potter” movies removes the blue-gray baseball cap he’d been wearing backward and begins to tousle his hair.”

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