Definition of drone

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Drone (v. i.) 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..

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Drony :: Drony (a.) Like a drone; sluggish; lazy.
Loord :: Loord (n.) A dull, stupid fellow; a drone..
Bourdon :: Bourdon (n.) A drone bass, as in a bagpipe, or a hurdy-gurdy. See Burden (of a song.).
Padrone :: Padrone (n.) A patron; a protector.
Dorr :: Dorr (n.) The dorbeetle; also, a drone or an idler. See 1st Dor..
Squail :: Squadroned (a.) Formed into squadrons, or squares..
Drone :: Drone (v. i.) A monotonous bass, as in a pastoral composition..
Lubber :: Lubber (n.) A heavy, clumsy, or awkward fellow; a sturdy drone; a clown..
Dronepipe :: Dronepipe (n.) One of the low-toned tubes of a bagpipe.
Padrones :: Padrones (pl. ) of Padron.
Patron :: Patron (n.) See Padrone, 2..
Drone :: Drone (v. i.) The male of bees, esp. of the honeybee. It gathers no honey. See Honeybee..
Snail :: Snail (n.) Hence, a drone; a slow-moving person or thing..
Mopus :: Mopus (n.) A mope; a drone.
Ladrone :: Ladrone (n.) A robber; a pirate; hence, loosely, a rogue or rascal..
Proa :: Proa (n.) A sailing canoe of the Ladrone Islands and Malay Archipelago, having its lee side flat and its weather side like that of an ordinary boat. The ends are alike. The canoe is long and narrow, and is kept from overturning by a cigar-shaped log attached to a frame extending several feet to windward. It has been called the flying proa, and is the swiftest sailing craft known..
Eristalis :: Eristalis (n.) A genus of dipterous insects whose young (called rat-tailed larvae) are remarkable for their long tapering tail, which spiracles at the tip, and for their ability to live in very impure and salt waters; -- also called drone fly..
Drone :: Drone (v. i.) 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..
Droned :: Droned (imp. & p. p.) of Dron.
Sluggard :: Sluggard (n.) A person habitually lazy, idle, and inactive; a drone..
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