Meaning of sea drake | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A sea dragon.
2. The pewit gull, or sea cormorant (Corvus marinus)
   UK
3. A male eider.
   US

Examples

“When, after the death of the son, Beowulf and his companions pursued the mother into her retreat, they found the water full of sea-drakes and serpents (wyrm-cynnes fela), and nicers lying on the banks.”

“Sea drakes are also known to travel up the Rhone river to spawn in Lake Geneva, creating a hazard for shipping.”

“The sea drake uncoiled from the palace as they approached .”

“The monster, a subspecies of dragon, was a sea drake.”

“The gardener found birds frozen to their branches, yet at the base of the same tree, a flock of sea-drakes and hens were perfectly unharmed!”

“Another of our regular visiters from the North is the EIDER DUCK , which furnishes the fine down that is so valuable an article of commerce. On our coast this bird is commonly known by the name of the SEA DRAKE.”

“They are universally known as "Sea-ducks," the males being always distinguished as "Sea-drakes."”

“That is why, when looking for the cock-a-wee, the harlequin, or any of the big sea drakes, I may sometimes, like Wordsworth, " Have glimpses that would make me less forlorn; Have sight of Proteus rising from the sea; Or hear old Triton blow his wreathed horn.”

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