| Drone (drone) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Drone |
[OE. drane a
dronebee, AS. dr n; akin to OS. drn, OHG.
treno, G. drohne, Dan. drone, cf. Gr. (?) a
kind of wasp, dial. Gr. (?) drone. Prob. named fr. the droning sound.
Se |
The male of bees, esp. of the honeybee. It
gathers no honey. See Honeybee.
One who lives on the labors of others; a
lazy, idle fellow; a sluggard.
That which gives out a grave or monotonous
tone or dull sound; as: (a) A drum. [Obs.]
Halliwell. (b) The part of the bagpipe
containing the two lowest tubes, which always sound the key note and
the fifth.
A humming or deep murmuring
sound.
A monotonous bass, as in a
pastoral composition.
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| Drone (drone) |
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| v. i. | (?) |
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| Drone |
| [imp. *** p.
p. Droned (?)] p. pr. *** vb. n.
Droning.] [Cf. (for sense 1) D. dreunen, G.
drö]hnen, Icel. drynja to roar, drynr a
roaring, Sw. drön |
To utter or make a low,
dull, monotonous, humming or murmuring sound.
To love in idleness; to do nothing.
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