Firedrake

Origin

From Middle English firdrake, from Old English fȳrdraca ("fire-spewing dragon"), equivalent of fire + drake.

Full definition of firedrake

Noun

1. A fire-breathing dragon ... the incensed firedrake, in revenge, flies all over the land, vomiting fire and smoke in every direction, — Helene A. Guerber, The Book of the Epic, 1913
2. A fiery meteor, an ignis fatuus, a rocket
3. A kind of firework
4. A worker at a furnace or fire (an allusive use)

Related terms

• earthdrake
• seadrake